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:

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

See also

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