Zonzon

Zonzon
District and Village
Zonzon
Coordinates: 09°47′N08°22′E / 9.783°N 8.367°E / 9.783; 8.367 [1]
Country	Nigeria
State	Kaduna State
LGA	Zangon Kataf
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (WAT)
Climate	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:

• Apyia Babum
• Aza Akat
• Chen Akoo
• Fabwang (T. A̱fabwang, J. Hurbuang, H. Angwan 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

References

1. "Zonzon, Unguwar Gaya, Zangon Kataf, Kaduna State, Nigeria". mindat.org. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
2. "Nigeria Postcode" . Retrieved September 28, 2020.
3. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
4. "Zonzok World Postal Codes: Nigeria". World Postal Code. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
5. "Gora, Zangon Kataf, Kaduna State, Nigeria" . Retrieved September 28, 2020.
6. Achi et al (2019) p. 11