Jei (
Hausa: ''Unguwar Gaiya'') is district of
Zangon Kataf Local Government Area,
southern Kaduna state
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in the
Middle Belt
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region of
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.
The postal code for the area is 802130.
Settlements
[Achi et al (2019) p. 11] The following are some major settlements in Jei district include:
* Apyia Gbaza (H. ''Kangwaza'')
* Apyinzwang
* Akputuut
*
Ashong Ashyui (H. ''Jankasa'')
* Atak Njei (H. ''Gidan Gata'')
* Atyecarak (Attachirak; H. ''Kacecere'')
* Awak
*
Chenkwon (H. ''Samaru Kataf'')
* Langson
* Madoo
* Magata (also Afan Tsaai)
* Magaya (H. ''Ung. Gaiya'')
* Majuju (H. ''Ung. Juju'')
* Makarau
* Makwakhwu (H. ''Kurmin Dawaki'')
* Manchong
* Manyi Aminyam
* Manyi Ashyui
* Manta Ason
* Matagama
* Mavwuong
* Mayayit (H. ''Ung. Jaba'')
* Sop Akoo (H. ''Mabushi'') I, II
Demographics
The district is primarily made up of
Atyap people
The Atyap people ( Tyap: ''A̱tyap'', singular: ''A̱tyotyap''; exonyms: Jju: ''Ba̱tyap''; Hausa: ''Kataf'', ''Katab'') are an ethnic group found majorly in Zangon-Kataf, Kaura and Jema'a Local Government Areas of southern Kaduna State and ...
, traditionally the territory of the Jei sub-clan of the Agbaat clan.
Economy
The economic base of the area is
agriculture
Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...
. However, there are other non-agricultural businesses operating especially in the bigger settlements such as
Chenkwon (Samaru Kataf).
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
*
Atak Nfang
*
Atyap chiefdom
*
Kanai
*
List of villages in Kaduna State
This is a list of villages and settlements in Kaduna State, Nigeria organised by local government areas of Nigeria, local government area (LGA) and district/area (with postal codes in Nigeria, postal codes also given).
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*
Zango Urban
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Zonzon
Zonzon is a district and a village community in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area, southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. The postal code for the area is 802138.
Settlements
Achi et al (2019) p. 11 The following are some ...
References
Zangon Kataf
Populated places in Kaduna State
Atyap chiefdom
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