Agut Ntswuo Explained

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]

People

The dominant people group in the town are the native Atyap people. Other Nigerian people groups can also be found in the town.

Language

The main language spoken in the town is Tyap language. Other languages spoken include Hausa and English.

Education

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Samaru Map - Satellite Images of Samaru . maplandia.com . September 1, 2020.
  2. News: Group presents digital translation of Kaduna languages. September 3, 2024. Bulus. Israel. Punch Nigeria. September 9, 2024.
  3. Web site: Samaru, Zonkwa, Kaduna State, Nigeria . mindat.org . September 1, 2020.
  4. Web site: Post Offices- with map of LGA . NIPOST . 2009-10-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091007011423/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx . 2009-10-07 .
  5. Web site: Approved and Accredited Technical Colleges . National Board for Technical Education . September 1, 2020.
  6. Seroprevalence of bovine brucellosis in northern Plateau State, North Central Nigeria . NA . Maurice . Al . et . Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease . 3 . 5 . October 1, 2013 . September 1, 2020 . 337–340.