Malagum Explained

Official Name:	Malagum
Native Name:	Zali
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	Nigeria
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Nigeria
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Kaduna State
Subdivision Type2:	LGA
Subdivision Name2:	Kaura
Subdivision Type3:	Chiefdom
Subdivision Name3:	Agworok (Kagoro)
Government Type:	Elective Monarchy
Leader Title:	A̱gwam A̱gworok
Leader Name:	Agwam Ufuwai Bonet (OFR)
Population As Of:	2006 Census
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	WAT
Utc Offset:	+01:00
Coordinates:	9.6667°N 31°W^[1]
Elevation M:	896
Blank Name:	Climate
Blank Info:	Aw

Malagum (also A̱zali, Uzali, Zali) is a village in Agworok chiefdom, Kaura Local Government Area^[2] in southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria.^[3] The village uses the post office in nearby Gworok town.^[4]

People and language

People

See main article: Atyap people. The people of Malagum surrounding areas are the Atyap proper and Agworok peoples.

Language

See main article: Tyap language. The people of Malagum speak two dialects of Tyap (Tyap proper and Gworok).

See also

• List of villages in Kaduna State

Notes and References

1. Web site: Malagum, Nigeria. Nigeria places in the world. May 2, 2022.
2. Web site: Kaduna State Council of Chiefs . Kaduna State Ministry of Local Government Affairs, Kaduna State Government . May 2, 2022.
3. Web site: Malagum, Malagum, Kaura, Kaduna State, Nigeria . mindat.org . May 2, 2022.
4. Web site: Post Offices- with map of LGA . NIPOST . 2022-05-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091007011423/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx . 2009-10-07 .