Ashong Ashyui (Jankasa) is a village community in
Jei District of
Zangon Kataf Local Government Area,
southern Kaduna state
Kaduna State ( ha, Jihar Kaduna جىِهَر كَدُنا; ff, Leydi Kaduna, script=Latn, ; kcg, Sitet Kaduna) is a state in northern Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna which happened to be the 8th largest city in ...
in the
Middle Belt
The Middle Belt (also spelt Middle-Belt or Central Nigeria) is a term used in human geography to designate a belt region stretching across central Nigeria longitudinally and forming a transition zone between Northern and Southern Nigeria. It ...
region of
Nigeria
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.
The postal code for the village is 802141. The area has an altitude of about 2,798 feet or 852 meters and a population of about 7,837. The nearest airport to the community is the
Yakubu Gowon Airport,
Jos
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During British ...
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Settlements
Before 2017, it used to be a district of its own. However, it was later merged with Jei (Unguwar Gaya) district.
[ Among the settlements in this district were:]
Notable people
* Lt. Col. Musa Bityong (late), military officer
* Maj. Gen. Zamani Lekwot (rtd.), military officer
Note
* Achi, B.; Bitiyonɡ, Y. A.; Bunɡwon, A. D.; Baba, M. Y.; Jim, L. K. N.; Kazah-Toure, M.; Philips, J. E. ''"A Short History of the Atyap"'' (2019). Zaria: Tamaza Publishinɡ Co. Ltd. . Pp. 9–245.
See also
* Atyap chiefdom
Atyap Chiefdom is a Nigerian traditional state of the Atyap people, located on the upper Kaduna River basin of the central Nigeria plateau in the Middle Belt. Its headquarters is at A̠tak Njei, Zangon Kataf, southern Kaduna state, Nigeria.
Peo ...
* List of villages in Kaduna State
This is a list of villages and settlements in Kaduna State, Nigeria organised by local government area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA vari ...
References
Populated places in Kaduna State
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Atyap chiefdom