Magamiya Explained

Official Name:Magamiya
Other Name:Agami, Magami, Magamia
Native Name:Taligan, Atakligan
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:Zonzon
Population As Of:2006 Census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:WAT
Utc Offset:+01:00
Coordinates:9.7833°N 34°W[1]
Elevation M:682
Postal Code:802143
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Aw

Taligan (Magamiya) is a village community in Zonzon 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 802143.[3] [4] [5] The nearest airport to the community is the Yakubu Gowon Airport, Jos.

Geography

Landscape

Taligan possesses an elevation of 682m.

Climate

Taligan has an average annual temperature of about 27.9sp=usNaNsp=us, average yearly highs of about 32sp=usNaNsp=us and lows of 22sp=usNaNsp=us, with zero rainfalls at the ends and beginnings of the year with a yearly average precipitation of about 14sp=usNaNsp=us, and an average humidity of 51.1%.

Settlements

[6] Before 2017, it used to be a district of its own. However, it was later merged with Zonzon district.[7] Among the settlements in this district were:

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Magamiya Map - Satellite Images of Magamiya . maplandia.com . September 25, 2020.
  2. Web site: Magamiya, Unguwar Gaya, Zangon Kataf, Kaduna State, Nigeria . mindat.org . September 25, 2020.
  3. Web site: Nigeria Postcode . September 25, 2020.
  4. Web site: Post Offices- with map of LGA . NIPOST . 2020-09-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091007011423/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx . 2009-10-07 .
  5. Web site: Magamiya World Postal Codes: Nigeria . World Postal Code . September 25, 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