Official Name: | Samaru Kataf |
Other Name: | Samaru Atyap, Chenkwon |
Native Name: | A̱gut Ntswuo |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Nigeria |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nigeria |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kaduna State |
Subdivision Type2: | LGA |
Subdivision Name2: | Zangon Kataf |
Subdivision Name3: | Jei (Unguwar Gaiya) |
Population As Of: | 2006 Census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | WAT |
Utc Offset: | +01:00 |
Coordinates: | 9.75°N 31°W[1] |
Postal Code: | 802 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Aw |
Agut Ntswuo[2] (also Chenkwon or Samaru Atyap; Hausa:) is a town in Jei District of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area in southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria.[3] The postal code of the area is 802.[4]
The dominant people group in the town are the native Atyap people. Other Nigerian people groups can also be found in the town.
The main language spoken in the town is Tyap language. Other languages spoken include Hausa and English.
In terms of education, the town is home to a Technical College, Tafawa Balewa Memorial Commercial College (founded 1988)[5] and the School of Agricultural Technology, Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, at Matakama (Tagama).[6]