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Jei District
District in Kaduna State, Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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
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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. ISBN 978-978-54678-5-7. Pp. 9–245.
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