Jei District Explained

Official Name:	Jei (Unguwar Gaiya)
Other Name:	Unguwar Gaiya
Native Name:	Jei
Settlement Type:	District
Pushpin Map:	Nigeria
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Nigeria
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Kaduna State
Subdivision Type2:	LGA
Subdivision Name2:	Zangon Kataf
Population As Of:	2006 Census
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	WAT
Utc Offset:	+01:00
Coordinates:	9.8°N 32°W
Postal Code:	802143
Blank Name:	Climate
Blank Info:	Aw

Jei (Hausa: Unguwar Gaiya) is district of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area, southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria.^[1] The postal code for the area is 802130.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Settlements

^{[6] [7]} The following are some major settlements in Jei district include:

• Apyia Gbaza (H. Kangwaza)
• Apyinzwang
• Akputuut
• Ashong Ashyui (H. Jankasa)
• Atak Njei (H. Gidan Gata)
• Atyecarak (Attachirak; H. Kacecere)
• Awak
• Chenkwon (H. Samaru Kataf)
• Langson
• Madoo
• Magata (also Afan Tsaai)
• Magaya (H. Ung. Gaiya)
• Majuju (H. Ung. Juju)
• Makarau
• Makwakhwu (H. Kurmin Dawaki)
• Manchong
• Manyi Aminyam
• Manyi Ashyui
• Manta Ason
• Matagama
• Mavwuong
• Mayayit (H. Ung. Jaba)
• Sop Akoo (H. Mabushi) I, II

Demographics

The district is primarily made up of Atyap people, traditionally the territory of the Jei sub-clan of the Agbaat clan.

Economy

The economic base of the area is agriculture. However, there are other non-agricultural businesses operating especially in the bigger settlements such as Chenkwon (Samaru Kataf).

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

• Atak Nfang
• Atyap chiefdom
• Kanai
• List of villages in Kaduna State
• Zango Urban
• Zonzon

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ungwan Gaya, Unguwar Gaya, Zangon Kataf, Kaduna State, Nigeria . mindat.org . September 28, 2020.
2. Web site: Nigeria Postcode . September 28, 2020.
3. Web site: Post Offices- with map of LGA . NIPOST . 2020-09-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091007011423/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx . 2009-10-07 .
4. Web site: Unguwar Gaiya World Postal Codes: Nigeria . World Postal Code . September 28, 2020.
5. Web site: Unguwar Gaiya (Jei), Zangon Kataf, Kaduna, Nigeria . Mapanet . September 28, 2020.
6. Web site: Unguwar Gaya, Zangon Kataf, Kaduna State, Nigeria . September 28, 2020.
7. Achi et al (2019) p. 11