Kaura, Nigeria
Kaura is a Local Government Area in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kaura (Wot A̱tyap or Watyap).
Kaura Watyap | |
|---|---|
LGA and town | |
| Nickname(s): Watyap | |
| Country |  |
| State | Kaduna State |
| Government | |
| • A̱gwam A̱sholyia̱ (Asholio) | A̱gwam Tagwai Sambo |
| • A̱gwam A̱gworok (Œgwam Œegworok) | A̱gwam Ufuwai Bonet |
| • A̱gwam Takad | Agwam Tobias Nkom Wada |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
It has an area of 485 km² and a population of 222,579 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 801.[1]
People and Language
The people of Kaura Local Government Area are homogenous, belonging to the larger Atyap (Nienzit) Ethno-Linguistic Cluster. These people include the A̱sholyia̱ (also spelt Osholio, Æsholio, A̠sholyio), 'Moro'a' in Hausa language, A̱gworok (also spelt Œgworok), also known as 'Kagoro' in Hausa language, Takad as well as the A̱tyeca̱rak also known as 'Kachechere' in Hausa language, and Atyap Proper, also known as 'Kataf' in Hausa language.
The people of Kaura Local Government Area speak five inter-related dialectical varieties of Tyap Language, namely: Sholyia̱ (also spelt Sholio), Gworok, Takad (also spelt Takat), Tyeca̱rak and Tyap Proper. Kaura Local government was carved out from Jema'a local government area by the past military government of Kaduna state and it shares boundary with Plateau state, blessed with beautiful mountainous environment and good weather. The people are mostly Christians (above 95%) and a very minute percent are traditionalists and Muslims.
References
- "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
State capital: Kaduna | ||
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