Chawai Explained

Official Name:	Chawai
Other Name:	Fadan Chawai
Settlement Type:	Town
Pushpin Map:	Nigeria
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Nigeria
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Kaduna State
Population As Of:	2006 Census
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	WAT
Utc Offset:	+01:00
Coordinates:	9.95°N 44°W^[1]
Blank Name:	Climate
Blank Info:	Aw

Chawai^[2] (Hausa:) is a town east of the headquarters of the Tsam Chiefdom of the Atsam people^[3] in Kauru Local Government Area in southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. The postal code of the area is 811.^[4]

It is also the centre of the Chawai district of the Tsam Chiefdom. The Chiefdom itself and its people are often called Chawai.^{[5] [6]}

Transportation

Air

The Yakubu Gowon Airport, Jos (IATA: JOS) is the nearest airport to the town. It is situated 45.3 km southeast of the town. The Kaduna International Airport (IATA: KAD) is 162.7 km northwest of the town, and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (IATA: ABV), 180.1 km southwest of Chawai.^[7]

See also

• List of villages in Kaduna State

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fadan chawai. Tageo. January 9, 2024.
2. Web site: Chawai, Nigeria. Geographic Names . January 9, 2024.
3. Web site: Ministry of Local Government Affairs . Kaduna State Government . January 7, 2024 . January 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210115175652/https://localgov.kdsg.gov.ng/?page_id=31 . dead .
4. Web site: Post Offices - with map of LGA . NIPOST . 2024-01-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091007011423/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx . 2009-10-07.
5. Web site: ASPECTS OF THE MORPHOLOGY OF ATSAM LANGUAGE. Eduproject.com.ng. January 9, 2024.
6. Web site: INVESTIGATION: Inside the bloody Southern Kaduna carnage where all sides are casualties. Adebayo. Taiwo-Hassan. September 23, 2020. Premium Times. January 9, 2024.
7. Web site: Fadan Chawai (Gongola, Nigeria). nona.net. January 9, 2024.