| Other name | Agami, Magami, Magamia |
|---|---|
| Native name | A̱takligan, Taligan |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Kaduna State |
| LGA | Zangon Kataf |
| District | Zonzon |
| Population as of | 2006 Census |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+01:00) |
| Coordinates | 09°47′N 08°26′E[1] |
| Elevation | 682 m |
| Climate | Aw |
Atakligan, or Taligan (Hausa: 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.
Geography
Landscape
Atakligan possesses an elevation of 682m.[6]
Climate
Atakligan 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]
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:
- Apyia Babum
- Aza Akat
- Chen Akoo
- Makunanshyia
- Manyi Sansak
- Mawuka
- Taligan (Agami) I
- Taligan (Agami) II
Notable people
- AVM Ishaya Aboi Shekari (rtd.), military service
- Agwam (Sir) Dominic Gambo Yahaya (KSM), Agwatyap II
See also
References
- ^ "Magamiya Map - Satellite Images of Magamiya". maplandia.com. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ^ "Magamiya, Unguwar Gaya, Zangon Kataf, Kaduna State, Nigeria". mindat.org. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ^ "Nigeria Postcode". Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ "Magamiya World Postal Codes: Nigeria". World Postal Code. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ^ "Magami". geoview.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ "Magami Monthly Climate Averages". World Weather Online. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ Lere, Mohammed (June 12, 2017). "In major restructuring, El-Rufai slashes Kaduna districts to pre-2001 numbers". Premium Times. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ Achi et al (2019) p. 11