Jankasa Explained

Official Name:	Jankasa
Native Name:	A̠shong A̠shyui
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:	Jei
Population As Of:	2006 Census
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	WAT
Utc Offset:	+01:00
Coordinates:	9.7167°N 36°W^[1]
Postal Code:	802141
Blank Name:	Climate
Blank Info:	Aw

Ashong Ashyui (Jankasa) is a village community in Jei District of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area, southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria.^[2] The postal code for the village is 802141.^{[3] [4]} The area has an altitude of about 2,798 feet or 852 meters and a population of about 7,837.^[5] The nearest airport to the community is the Yakubu Gowon Airport, Jos.

Settlements

^[6] Before 2017, it used to be a district of its own. However, it was later merged with Jei (Unguwar Gaya) district.^[2] Among the settlements in this district were:^{[7] [8]}

• Apyia Akamm
• Apyinzwang
• Akputuut
• Ashong Ashyui
• Ashong Ashyui 1
• Ashong Ashyui 2
• Ashong Ashyui 3
• Atyecarak (Attachirak, Kacecere)
• Awak
• Makarau
• Manchong
• Manyi Aminyam
• Manyi Ashyui
• Manta Ason
• Nok Ashyui (also Magata, and Afan Tsaai)

Notable people

• Lt. Col. Musa Bityong (late), military officer
• Maj. Gen. Zamani Lekwot (rtd.), military officer

Note

• Achi, B.; Bitiyonɡ, Y. A.; Bunɡwon, A. D.; Baba, M. Y.; Jim, L. K. N.; Kazah-Toure, M.; Philips, J. E. "A Short History of the Atyap" (2019). Zaria: Tamaza Publishinɡ Co. Ltd. . Pp. 9–245.

See also

• Atyap chiefdom
• List of villages in Kaduna State

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jankasa Map - Satellite Images of Jankasa . maplandia.com . September 24, 2020.
2. Web site: Jankassa, Unguwar Gaya, Zangon Kataf, Kaduna State, Nigeria . mindat.org . September 24, 2020.
3. Web site: Nigeria Postcode . September 24, 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: Jankasa, Nigeria page . September 24, 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
8. Web site: Jankasa, Zangon Kataf . Nigeria Postcode . September 28, 2020.