Zonzon Explained

Official Name:	Zonzon
Settlement Type:	District and Village
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:	9.7833°N 30°W
Postal Code:	802143
Blank Name:	Climate
Blank Info:	Aw

Zonzon is a district and a village community in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area, southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria.^[1] The postal code for the area is 802138.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Settlements

^{[5] [6] [4]} The following are some major settlements in Zonzon district include:

• Apyia Babum
• Aza Akat
• Chen Akoo
• Fabwang (H. Ung. Tabo)
• Kati (H. Wawa-Rafi)
• Mabukhwu
• Makunanshyia
• Makutsatim
• Manyi Sansak
• Mashan
• Masong
• Mawuka
• Mawukili
• Sakum
• Taligan (I, II)
• Zonzon

Demographics

The people of Zonzon district are primarily Atyap people, with settlers from other parts of Nigeria in its major towns.

Notable people

• Engr. Andrew Yakubu Laah, engineer
• Atyoli Bala Achi (late), historian, writer
• Agwam Dominic Gambo Yahaya (KSM), Agwatyap III
• AVM Ishaya Aboi Shekari (rtd.), military officer

See also

• Atyap chiefdom
• Jei District
• Kanai, Nigeria
• List of villages in Kaduna State

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zonzon, 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: Zonzok World Postal Codes: Nigeria . World Postal Code . September 28, 2020.
5. Web site: Gora, Zangon Kataf, Kaduna State, Nigeria . September 28, 2020.
6. Achi et al (2019) p. 11