Zangon Kataf (, also Katab, Cuttub) is a Local Government Area in Southern Kaduna Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Zonkwa. It is also a name of a town in the Atyap Chiefdom. Other towns include: Batadon (Madakiya), Agut Ntswuo (Samaru Kataf), Kamantan, Anchuna and Kamuru. It has an area of 2,579 km and a population of 318,991 at the 2006 census.
History
Following the creation
Kaduna State and
Katsina State from the old North-Central State in 1989, Zangon Kataf LGA was also created from the old
Kachia LGA in the same year.
Geography
With an average temperature of 33 degrees Celsius, Zangon Kataf LGA is 2,668 square kilometers in size. The LGA experiences two different seasons, known as the wet and dry seasons, with an average humidity of 27% in the region.
Landscape
In Zangon Kataf LGA, the mountain with the highest peak is Kacecere (Atyecarak) Hill with a height of 1022m and prominence of 98m. Other mountains are: Kankada Hill (1007m), Bako Hill (949m), Madauci Hill (939m), Ashafa Hill (856m), Kabam Hill (814m), and Antang Hill (742m). Bako Hill, however, has the highest prominence of 155m.
Climate
Zangon Kataf town and environs have an average annual temperature of about , average yearly highs of about and lows of , with zero rainfalls at the ends and beginnings of the year with a yearly average precipitation of about , and an average humidity of 53.7%, similar to that of neighbouring towns
Kagoro and
Zonkwa.
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Government and politics
Boundaries
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.
Administrative subdivisions
The Local Government Area is divided into the following administrative subdivides or electoral wards:
List of council chairmen
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Juri Babang Ayok
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Timmy Kambai
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Elias Manza
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Francis Sani Zimbo
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Joseph Bege Gaiya
Demographics
Population
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.
People
The people belong to the Atyap (Nenzit) Ethno-Linguistic group. These people include: the Bajju people, Atyap people proper, Bakulu people, Kamantan people and A̱tyeca̠rak. There are also the Hausa people settler elements and other settling among the aboriginal people.
Languages
The five indigenous people found in the Local Government Area speak related dialects of a common language, Tyap language. The largest of them is Jju language, closely followed by Tyap language proper, then by Kulu language, then by Nghan and then by Tyeca̱rak. However, due to the United Kingdom colonial influence, Hausa language language is also widely spoken.
Culture
Traditional states
There are four in the Local Government Area, namely:
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Akulu chiefdom, headed by the Agwom Akulu, Agwom Yohanna Sidi Kukah. Headquarters at Kamuru.
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Anghan chiefdom, headed by Ngbiar Anghan people, Ngbiar Adam Alkali. Headquarters at Fadan Kamantan.
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Atyap Chiefdom, headed by the A̱gwatyap (A̱gwam Atyap people), Dominic Yahaya. Headquarters at A̠tak Njei, Zangon Kataf.
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Kajju chiefdom, headed by the A̱gwam Bajju people, Nuhu Bature. Headquarters at Zonkwa.
Cuisine
The major cultural delicacies enjoyed by the people of Zangon Kataf include:
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Ka̱ti/Kpukpei (a semi-liquid food made from coarse corn flour and vegetables)
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Tuk (flour paste) - which can be eaten with any kind of soup one desires.
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Pork and dog meat are also well consumed in this divide of the earth.
The main non-alcoholic drinks synonymous with this region is known as ta̱bwai tsuntswa in the Tyap language tongue ( kunu tsuntswa in Hausa language).
The region has also for long been synonymous for the brewing of the alcoholic drink known as a̱kan in Tyap language proper and Tyeca̠rak, dikan in Jju language and burukutu in Hausa language, although its brewing has been banned in some areas.
Notable people
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Bala Achi †, historian, writer
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Katung Aduwak, filmmaker
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Rachel Bakam †, entertainer, TV presenter
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Ishaya Bakut †, military service
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Isaiah Balat †, entrepreneur, politician
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DJ Bally, DJ, music producer, voiceover artist, and TV personality
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Nuhu Bature †, paramount ruler
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Musa Bityong †, military service
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Harrison Bungwon †, engineer, paramount ruler
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Bala Ade Dauke †, politician, paramount ruler
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Marok Gandu †, heroic figure
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Sunday Marshall Katung, lawyer, politician
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Toure Kazah-Toure †, historian, activist, pan-Africanist
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Matthew Hassan Kukah, clergy
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Yohanna Sidi Kukah, paramount ruler
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Zamani Lekwot, military service
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Blessing Liman, military service
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Kyuka Lilymjok, lawyer, writer, academic
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Yohanna Madaki †, military service
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Christopher Gwabin Musa, military service
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Ishaya Shekari, military service
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Ayuba Gora Wobin, paramilitary service
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Luka Kogi Yabwat, paramount ruler
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Dominic Yahaya, paramount ruler
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Andrew Yakubu, engineer
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Paul Samuel Zamani, clergy
See also
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List of villages in Kaduna State
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1992 Zangon Kataf crises
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