Kanai, Nigeria

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Kanai (Gora)
Ka̠nai
Kanai Mali, Gora Gida
District and Village
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Kanai (Gora)
Coordinates: 09°56′N08°18′E / 9.933°N 8.300°E / 9.933; 8.300 [1]
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
State Kaduna State
LGA Zangon Kataf
Elevation
802 m (2,631 ft)
Population
 (1991 estimate)Kaduna State Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning
 • Total17,290
Time zone UTC+01:00 (WAT)
Climate Aw

Kanai (Hausa: Gora) [2] is a district as well as a village in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. [3] The postal code of the area is 802139. [4]

Contents

Geography

Young trees in Bafoi Kanai during the cold harmattan dry weather. Tree's with greeny leaf on rock.jpg
Young trees in Bafoi Kanai during the cold harmattan dry weather.

Landscape

Kanai possesses an elevation of 802m. [5]

Climate

Kanai Mali (H. Gora Gida) has an average annual temperature of about 24.8 °C (76.6 °F), average yearly highs of about 28.6 °C (83.5 °F) and lows of 18.8 °C (65.8 °F), with zero rainfalls at the ends and beginnings of the year with a yearly average precipitation of about 28.1 mm (1.11 in), and an average humidity of 53.7%, similar to that of neighbouring towns Kagoro and Zonkwa. [6]

Climate data for Kanai (802m altitude)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)31
(88)		33
(91)		34
(93)		34
(93)		31
(88)		29
(84)		26
(79)		25
(77)		27
(81)		29
(84)		30
(86)		29
(84)		29.8
(85.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)29
(84)		32
(90)		34
(93)		33
(91)		30
(86)		27
(81)		24
(75)		22
(72)		24
(75)		28
(82)		29
(84)		31
(88)		28.6
(83.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)24
(75)		26
(79)		29
(84)		29
(84)		26
(79)		24
(75)		21
(70)		20
(68)		22
(72)		25
(77)		25
(77)		26
(79)		24.8
(76.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)15
(59)		17
(63)		21
(70)		22
(72)		20
(68)		19
(66)		18
(64)		17
(63)		18
(64)		20
(68)		19
(66)		19
(66)		18.8
(65.8)
Record low °C (°F)14
(57)		16
(61)		20
(68)		21
(70)		21
(70)		20
(68)		19
(66)		18
(64)		19
(66)		19
(66)		18
(64)		15
(59)		18.3
(64.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)0
(0)		1
(0.0)		3.1
(0.12)		13.5
(0.53)		35.5
(1.40)		54.2
(2.13)		71.2
(2.80)		69
(2.7)		60.3
(2.37)		29.3
(1.15)		0.1
(0.00)		0
(0)		28.1
(1.11)
Average precipitation days014122328313029180014.7
Average relative humidity (%)24182848668088908661322353.7
Source: World Weather Online [6]

Settlements

[7] [8] The following are some major settlements in Kanai district include:

Demographics

The district consists primarily of the Atyap people.

Population

At the 1963 Nigerian population census, the population of the entire district was put at 8,660. On the Kaduna State government estimate for 1991, however, the population was put at 17,290. [2]

Economy

Agriculture is the major occupation of the people, being that the area is primarily rural.

Domestic water supply

A survey carried out in 2012 in three villages in the district namely, Sankhwap (Runji), Kanai Mali (H. Gora Gida), and Sagwaza, covering 88 households discovered that over half of them rely on shallow hand-dug wells and natural water bodies which are prone to drought, with only 3% of them able to harvest rainwater for usage. [3]

Notable people

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Gang, Gora, Kaduna State, Nigeria" . Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Achi et al (2019), p. 36.
  3. 1 2 VE Lekwot; SO Ikomoni; I Ezemokwe; O Onyemelukwe (June 2012). "Evaluating the potential of rainwater harvesting as a supplementary source of water supply in Kanai (Mali) District of Zangon-Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State" (PDF). Global Advanced Research Journal of Environmental Science and Taxicology. pp. 38–45.
  4. ↑ "Nigeria Postcode" . Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Gora Gida, Gora, Zangon Kataf, Nigeria". Elevation Map. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Gora Monthly Climate Averages, Kaduna, NG". World Weather Online. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Gora, Zangon Kataf, Kaduna State, Nigeria" . Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  8. ↑ Achi et al (2019) p. 11
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