Magamiya

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 is located in Nigeria
Magamiya
Magamiya
Coordinates: 09°47′N 08°26′E[1]
Country Nigeria
StateKaduna State
LGAZangon Kataf
DistrictZonzon
Elevation
682 m (2,238 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (WAT)
ClimateAw

Geography

Landscape

Taligan possesses an elevation of 682m.[6]

Climate

Taligan 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)
Average high °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)
Average low °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

[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

See also

References
  1. "Magamiya Map - Satellite Images of Magamiya". maplandia.com. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  2. "Magamiya, Unguwar Gaya, Zangon Kataf, Kaduna State, Nigeria". mindat.org. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  3. "Nigeria Postcode". Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  4. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  5. "Magamiya World Postal Codes: Nigeria". World Postal Code. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  6. "Magami". geoview.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  7. "Magami Monthly Climate Averages". World Weather Online. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  8. Lere, Mohammed (June 12, 2017). "In major restructuring, El-Rufai slashes Kaduna districts to pre-2001 numbers". Premium Times. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  9. Achi et al (2019) p. 11


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