Village in Kaduna State, Nigeria
| Magamiya Taligan, AtakliganAgami, Magami, Magamia | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Magamiya | |
| Coordinates: 09°47′N 08°26′E / 9.783°N 8.433°E / 9.783; 8.433 | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Kaduna State |
| LGA | Zangon Kataf |
| District | Zonzon |
| Elevation | 682 m (2,238 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (WAT) |
| Climate | Aw |
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. The postal code for the village is 802143. The nearest airport to the community is the Yakubu Gowon Airport, Jos.
Geography
Landscape
Taligan possesses an elevation of 682m.
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%.
| Climate data for Magami (682m altitude) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||
Settlements
Before 2017, it used to be a district of its own. However, it was later merged with Zonzon district. 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
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