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LGA in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Jaba is a Local Government Area in southern Kaduna State , Nigeria . It covers an area of 531 km 2 [2] Jos Plateau region and Abuja in the central part of Nigeria in West Africa . The local government capital is in the town of Kwoi . The postal code of the area is 801.[3] [4]
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Etymology [ edit ]
It is named after Jaba Ham people who occupy most of the local government. The Ham people describe the word Jaba [5] [6]
History [ edit ]
The Local Government was created on the 27th of August 1991.[7] Jema'a Local Government Area.[7] [8]
Boundaries [ edit ]
Jaba Local Government Area (LGA) shares boundaries with Kachia LGA to the northwest, Kagarko LGA to the southwest, Zangon Kataf LGA to the north, Jema'a LGA to the east; and Karu LGA of Nasarawa State to south, respectively.[9] [10]
Economy [ edit ]
Jaba is known for its unusual agricultural status as one of the world's top producing regions for ginger , with the sale and export of the commodity significantly boosting the local economy. Rams, goats, camels, and donkeys are just a few of the domestic animals that are raised and sold in the LGA. Hunting and trading are two other significant economic activities carried out by the residents of Jaba LGA.[11]
Administrative subdivisions [ edit ]
Jaba Local Government Area consists of 10 subdivisions (second-order administrative divisions) or electoral wards, namely:[7] [12]
Chori (Kyoli) - consisting of Kyoli speakers[13]
Daddu
Dura Bitaro
Fada
Fai
Nduya
Nok
Sabchem
Sabzuro
Samban
Demographics [ edit ]
At the 2000 and 2006 census, there were 155,973 people in the local government area and a 2016 projection of 210,500.[7] [14] Ham people , part of the people likely to have created the Nok culture .[7]
The inhabitants are predominantly Christians.
Infrastructure [ edit ]
From the Plateau State capital, Jos , it is a journey by road to Kafanchan to Sambang, Kwain , Nok , and to all other villages. From Kaduna , it is a journey through Kachia , Ngboodub, Ghikyaar and to Har Kwain.
Education [ edit ]
There are a few administrative offices/agencies with educational institutions with the only higher institution being ECWA Pastors' Training College in Kwain (Kwoi).
Notable people [ edit ]
Ishaya Ibrahim , military personnel
Adamu Maikori , lawyer, banker, politician
Audu Maikori , lawyer, entrepreneur
Yahaya Maikori , lawyer, entrepreneur
Usman Mu'azu , military personnel
Andrew Jonathan Nok , biochemist
References [ edit ]
^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA" . NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20 .
^ "Jaba Local Government Area" . www.finelib.com . Retrieved 2022-05-02 .
^ Koelle, S. W., Hair, P. E. H., & Dalby, D (1854). Polyglotta Africana: or a comparative vocabulary of nearly three hundred words and phrases in more than one hundred distinct African languages OCLC 457998516 . Retrieved January 18, 2021 . {{cite book }}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link )
^ John, P. H (2017). Narratives of identity and sociocultural worldview in song texts of the Ham of Nigeria: A discourse analysis investigation (Doctoral dissertation, Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University) .
^ a b c d e Kaduna State Government (2018). Jaba Local Government Development Plan 2018-2020 (PDF) . Kaduna: Kaduna State Government.
^ James, Ibrahim (2007). The politics of chiefdoms in Kaduna state . Kaduna: Vanguard Publishers Ltd.
^ "Latest violence in Southern Kaduna Longest on record - Report" . Premium Times Nigeria . February 12, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2020 .
^ "Kaduna-State-Political-Map" . VON . Retrieved August 7, 2020 .
^ "Jaba Local Government Area" . www.manpower.com.ng . Retrieved 2023-08-18 .
^ "Jaba, Kaduna State, Nigeria" . Retrieved September 25, 2020 .
^ Decker, Ken, John Muniru, Julius Dabet, Benard Abraham and Jonah Innocent. 2020. A Sociolinguistic Profile of the Kyoli (Cori) [cry] Language of Kaduna State, Nigeria
^ Population Council. "Report of Nigeria's National Population Commission on the 2006 Census". Population and Development Review . 33
External links [ edit ]
Jaba at Wikimedia Commons
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