Bafoi Explained

Official Name:	Bafoi
Other Name:	Bafai, Bafai Gora, Bafoi Kanai
Native Name:	Bafwoi or Sanai
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	Nigeria
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Nigeria
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Kaduna State
Subdivision Type2:	LGA
Subdivision Name2:	Zangon Kataf
Subdivision Type3:	District
Subdivision Name3:	Kanai
Population As Of:	2006 Census
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	WAT
Utc Offset:	+01:00
Coordinates:	9.8667°N 25°W^[1]
Postal Code:	802145
Blank Name:	Climate
Blank Info:	Aw

Bafoi (also Bafoi Kanai, Bafai Gora)^[2] is a village in Kanai district of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area in southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. The postal code of the area is 802145.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Settlements

^[6] Before 2017, it used to be a district of its own. However, it was later merged with Kanai district.^[7] Among the settlements in this district were:

• Ayak
• Aza Magoni
• Azambat
• Bafoi (also Sanai)
• Chen Didan
• Ma-Avwuong
• Makura

See also

• Atyap chiefdom
• List of villages in Kaduna State

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bafai, Gora, Kaduna State, Nigeria . September 28, 2020.
2. Book: A Short History of the Atyap . Achi, B.. Bitiyonɡ, Y. A. . Bunɡwon, A. D. . Baba, M. Y. . Jim, L. K. N. . Kazah-Toure, M. . Philips, J. E. . Tamaza Publishinɡ Co. Ltd., Zaria . 2019 . 978-978-54678-5-7 . 9–245.
3. Web site: Nigeria Postcode . September 28, 2020.
4. Web site: Bafoi, Zangon Kataf . Nigeria Postcode . September 28, 2020.
5. Web site: Bafoi Gora . Mapanet . September 28, 2020.
6. Web site: In major restructuring, El-Rufai slashes Kaduna districts to pre-2001 numbers . Mohammed . Lere . June 12, 2017 . Premium Times . September 28, 2020.
7. Achi et al (2019) p. 11