Kagoma, Nigeria

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Kagoma
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Kpop Gwong's new palace under construction
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Kagoma
Coordinates: 09°31′N08°11′E / 9.517°N 8.183°E / 9.517; 8.183 [1]
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
State Kaduna State
LGA Jema'a
Government
  Kpop Gwong Kpop (Col.) Paul Zakka Wyom (rtd.)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (WAT)
Climate Aw

Kagoma is a district of Jema'a Local Government Area, southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. [2] The postal code for the village is 801104. [3] [4] [5]

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A corn field along Kagoma-Kwain (Kwoi) road
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Kpop Gwong new palace site

People

Language

Transportation

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Junction to Kagoma town

The major means of transportation in and around the town is road transportation.

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References

  1. "Fadan Kagoma Map - Satellite Images of Fadan Kagoma". maplandia.com. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  2. "Kagoma, Jema'A, Kaduna State, Nigeria". mindat.org. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  3. "Nigeria Postcode" . Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  4. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  5. "Kagoma/Asso Post Codes: Nigeria". World Postal Code. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

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