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.
Magamiya
Taligan, Atakligan Agami, Magami, Magamia | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Magamiya | |
| Coordinates: 09°47′N 08°26′E / 9.783°N 8.433°E[1] | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Kaduna State |
| LGA | Zangon Kataf |
| District | Zonzon |
| Elevation | 682 m (2,238 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (WAT) |
| Climate | Aw |
Geography
editLandscape
editTaligan possesses an elevation of 682m.[6]
Climate
editTaligan 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]) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| 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) |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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 days | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10.92 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 20 | 14 | 27 | 44 | 59 | 77 | 86 | 88 | 86 | 63 | 28 | 21 | 51.1 |
| Source: World Weather Online[7] | |||||||||||||
Settlements
edit[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
edit- AVM Ishaya Aboi Shekari (rtd.), military service
- Agwam (Sir) Dominic Gambo Yahaya (KSM), Agwatyap II
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Magami". geoview.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ a b "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
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