Magamiya

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Magamiya
Taligan, Atakligan
Agami, Magami, Magamia
Village
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Magamiya
Coordinates: 09°47′N08°26′E / 9.783°N 8.433°E / 9.783; 8.433 [1]
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
State Kaduna State
LGA Zangon Kataf
District Zonzon
Elevation
682 m (2,238 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (WAT)
Climate 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.

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Geography

Landscape

Taligan possesses an elevation of 682m. [6]

Climate

Taligan has an average annual temperature of about 27.9 °C (82.2 °F), average yearly highs of about 32 °C (90 °F) and lows of 22 °C (72 °F), with zero rainfalls at the ends and beginnings of the year with a yearly average precipitation of about 14 mm (0.55 in), and an average humidity of 51.1%. [7]

Climate data for Magami (682m altitude [6] )
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)34
(93)		37
(99)		38
(100)		38
(100)		35
(95)		32
(90)		29
(84)		27
(81)		29
(84)		32
(90)		34
(93)		33
(91)		33.2
(91.8)
Average high °C (°F)33
(91)		36
(97)		39
(102)		38
(100)		35
(95)		30
(86)		26
(79)		25
(77)		26
(79)		31
(88)		34
(93)		31
(88)		32
(90)
Daily mean °C (°F)27
(81)		29
(84)		33
(91)		33
(91)		30
(86)		27
(81)		24
(75)		23
(73)		24
(75)		28
(82)		29
(84)		28
(82)		27.9
(82.2)
Average low °C (°F)18
(64)		20
(68)		24
(75)		26
(79)		24
(75)		23
(73)		22
(72)		20
(68)		21
(70)		22
(72)		21
(70)		22
(72)		21.9
(71.4)
Record low °C (°F)16
(61)		18
(64)		21
(70)		24
(75)		24
(75)		23
(73)		21
(70)		21
(70)		21
(70)		22
(72)		20
(68)		17
(63)		20.7
(69.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)0
(0)		0.6
(0.02)		1.3
(0.05)		5.3
(0.21)		22.6
(0.89)		22.7
(0.89)		28.6
(1.13)		42.1
(1.66)		30.8
(1.21)		13.8
(0.54)		0
(0)		0
(0)		14
(0.6)
Average precipitation days01271418242525150010.92
Average relative humidity (%)20142744597786888663282151.1
Source: World Weather Online [7]

Settlements

[8] Before 2017, it used to be a district of its own. However, it was later merged with Zonzon district. [9] Among the settlements in this district were:

Notable people

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Magamiya Map - Satellite Images of Magamiya". maplandia.com. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Magamiya, Unguwar Gaya, Zangon Kataf, 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. ↑ "Magamiya World Postal Codes: Nigeria". World Postal Code. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Magami". geoview.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Magami Monthly Climate Averages". World Weather Online. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  8. ↑ Lere, Mohammed (June 12, 2017). "In major restructuring, El-Rufai slashes Kaduna districts to pre-2001 numbers". Premium Times. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  9. ↑ Achi et al (2019) p. 11


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