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Zangon Kataf
Zangon Katafⓘ (Tyap: Á̱nietcen-A̱fakan, also Katab, Cuttub) is a Local Government Area in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Zonkwa. It is also a name of a town in the chiefdom of the Atyap. Other towns include: Batadon (Madakiya), Agut Ntswuo (Samaru Kataf), Kamantan, Anchuna and Kamuru. It has an area of 2,579 km2 and a population of 318,991 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 802.
Following the creation Kaduna and Katsina from the old North-Central State in 1989, Zangon Kataf LGA was also created from the old Kachia LGA in the same year.
With an average temperature of 33 degrees Celsius or 91.4 degrees Fahrenheit, Zangon Kataf LGA is 2,668 square kilometres in size. The LGA experiences two different seasons, known as the wet and dry seasons, with an average humidity of 27% in the region.
In Zangon Kataf LGA, the mountain with the highest peak is Kacecere (Atyecarak) Hill with a height of 1,022 metres (3,353 ft) and prominence of 98 metres (322 ft). Other mountains are: Kankada Hill (1007 m/3303 ft), Bako Hill (949 m/3113 ft), Madauci Hill (939 m/3080 ft), Ashafa Hill (856 m/2808 ft), Kabam Hill (814 m/2670 ft), and Antang Hill (742 m/2434 ft). Bako Hill, however, has the highest prominence of 155 m (509 ft).
Zangon Kataf town and environs have an average annual temperature of about 24.8 °C (76.6 °F), average yearly highs of about 28.6 °C (83.5 °F) and lows of 18.8 °C (65.8 °F), with zero rainfalls at the ends and beginnings of the year with a yearly average precipitation of about 28.1 mm (1.11 in), and an average humidity of 53.7%, similar to that of neighbouring towns Kagoro and Zonkwa.
Zangon Kataf Local Government Area (LGA) shares boundaries with Kachia LGA to the west, Kajuru LGA to the northwest, Kauru LGA to the north and northeast, Kaura LGA to the southeast, Jema'a LGA to the south and Jaba LGA to southwest, respectively.
The Local Government Area is divided into the following administrative subdivides or electoral wards:
Zangon Kataf Local Government Area according to the March 21, 2006 national population census was put at 318,991. Its population was projected by the National Population Commission of Nigeria and National Bureau of Statistics to be 430,600 by March 21, 2016.
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Zangon Kataf
Zangon Katafⓘ (Tyap: Á̱nietcen-A̱fakan, also Katab, Cuttub) is a Local Government Area in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Zonkwa. It is also a name of a town in the chiefdom of the Atyap. Other towns include: Batadon (Madakiya), Agut Ntswuo (Samaru Kataf), Kamantan, Anchuna and Kamuru. It has an area of 2,579 km2 and a population of 318,991 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 802.
Following the creation Kaduna and Katsina from the old North-Central State in 1989, Zangon Kataf LGA was also created from the old Kachia LGA in the same year.
With an average temperature of 33 degrees Celsius or 91.4 degrees Fahrenheit, Zangon Kataf LGA is 2,668 square kilometres in size. The LGA experiences two different seasons, known as the wet and dry seasons, with an average humidity of 27% in the region.
In Zangon Kataf LGA, the mountain with the highest peak is Kacecere (Atyecarak) Hill with a height of 1,022 metres (3,353 ft) and prominence of 98 metres (322 ft). Other mountains are: Kankada Hill (1007 m/3303 ft), Bako Hill (949 m/3113 ft), Madauci Hill (939 m/3080 ft), Ashafa Hill (856 m/2808 ft), Kabam Hill (814 m/2670 ft), and Antang Hill (742 m/2434 ft). Bako Hill, however, has the highest prominence of 155 m (509 ft).
Zangon Kataf town and environs have an average annual temperature of about 24.8 °C (76.6 °F), average yearly highs of about 28.6 °C (83.5 °F) and lows of 18.8 °C (65.8 °F), with zero rainfalls at the ends and beginnings of the year with a yearly average precipitation of about 28.1 mm (1.11 in), and an average humidity of 53.7%, similar to that of neighbouring towns Kagoro and Zonkwa.
Zangon Kataf Local Government Area (LGA) shares boundaries with Kachia LGA to the west, Kajuru LGA to the northwest, Kauru LGA to the north and northeast, Kaura LGA to the southeast, Jema'a LGA to the south and Jaba LGA to southwest, respectively.
The Local Government Area is divided into the following administrative subdivides or electoral wards:
Zangon Kataf Local Government Area according to the March 21, 2006 national population census was put at 318,991. Its population was projected by the National Population Commission of Nigeria and National Bureau of Statistics to be 430,600 by March 21, 2016.