Ashong Ashyui (Jankasa) is a village community in Jei 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 802141.[3][4] The area has an altitude of about 2,798 feet or 852 meters and a population of about 7,837.[5] The nearest airport to the community is the Yakubu Gowon Airport, Jos.
Jankasa
A̠shong A̠shyui | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Jankasa | |
| Coordinates: 09°43′N 08°28′E / 9.717°N 8.467°E[1] | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Kaduna State |
| LGA | Zangon Kataf |
| District | Jei |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (WAT) |
| Climate | Aw |
Settlements edit
[6] Before 2017, it used to be a district of its own. However, it was later merged with Jei (Unguwar Gaya) district.[2] Among the settlements in this district were:[7][8]
- Apyia Gbaza
- Apyinzwang
- Akputuut
- Ashong Ashyui
- Atyecarak (Attachirak, Kacecere)
- Awak
- Makarau
- Manchong
- Manyi Aminyam
- Manyi Ashyui
- Manta Ason
- Nok Ashyui (also Magata, and Afan Tsaai)
Notable people edit
- Lt. Col. Musa Bityong (late), military officer
- Maj. Gen. Zamani Lekwot (rtd.), military officer
Note edit
- Achi, B.; Bitiyonɡ, Y. A.; Bunɡwon, A. D.; Baba, M. Y.; Jim, L. K. N.; Kazah-Toure, M.; Philips, J. E. "A Short History of the Atyap" (2019). Zaria: Tamaza Publishinɡ Co. Ltd. ISBN 978-978-54678-5-7. Pp. 9–245.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Jankasa Map - Satellite Images of Jankasa". maplandia.com. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ a b "Jankassa, Unguwar Gaya, Zangon Kataf, Kaduna State, Nigeria". mindat.org. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ "Nigeria Postcode". Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Jankasa, Nigeria page". Retrieved September 24, 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
- ^ "Jankasa, Zangon Kataf". Nigeria Postcode. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
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