Gwong people ('' Hausa:'' Kagoma) are a people found in the southern part of

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. Their language,

Gyong language Gyong, also known as Kagoma, is a Plateau language of Nigeria. It is spoken by the Gwong people, whose indigenous homeland is in Jema'a Local Government Area in the southern part of Kaduna State, Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal ...

belongs to the central

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group. Their headquarters is at Fadan Kagoma,

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of the state.

Distribution

The Gwong people are mainly found in

of southern

Religion

The Gwong people are predominantly Christians who make up about 78.00% of the population (of whom Protestants number about 60.00%, Roman Catholics 20.00% and Independent 20.00%). The remaining 22.00% of the overall population being adherents of traditional religion.

Language

Politics

The Gwong people's realm is called Gwong Chiefdom and its rulers are known by the appellation ''Kpop''. The current monarch is His Royal Highness (HRH) Col. Paul Zakka Wyom (rtd.), ''Kpop Gwong II''. HRH Paul Wyom conferred an eighteen year old Briton with a traditional title for building a healt
centre

Notable people

* Bishop Joseph Danlami Bagobiri, late catholic bishop of

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References

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