Following the creation Kaduna and Katsina from the old North-Central State in 1989, Zangon Kataf LGA was also created from the old Kachia LGA in the same year.[5]
Geography
With an average temperature of 33 degrees Celsius, Zangon Kataf LGA is 2,668 square kilometers in size. The LGA experiences two different seasons, known as the wet and dry seasons, with an average humidity of 27% in the region.
Landscape
In Zangon Kataf LGA, the mountain with the highest peak is Kacecere (Atyecarak) Hill with a height of 1022m and prominence of 98m. Other mountains are: Kankada Hill (1007m), Bako Hill (949m), Madauci Hill (939m), Ashafa Hill (856m), Kabam Hill (814m), and Antang Hill (742m). Bako Hill, however, has the highest prominence of 155m.[6]
Climate
Zangon Kataf town and environs have an average annual temperature of about 24.8 °C (76.6 °F), average yearly highs of about 28.6 °C (83.5 °F) and lows of 18.8 °C (65.8 °F), with zero rainfalls at the ends and beginnings of the year with a yearly average precipitation of about 28.1 mm (1.11 in), and an average humidity of 53.7%, similar to that of neighbouring towns Kagoro and Zonkwa.[7]
Zangon Kataf Local Government Area (LGA) shares boundaries with Kachia LGA to the west, Kajuru LGA to the northwest, Kauru LGA to the north and northeast, Kaura LGA to the southeast, Jema'a LGA to the south and Jaba LGA to southwest, respectively.[8][9]
The five indigenous people found in the Local Government Area speak related dialects of a common language, Tyap. The largest of them is Jju, closely followed by Tyap proper, then by Kulu, then by Nghan and then by Tyeca̱rak. However, due to the British colonial influence, Hausa language is also widely spoken.
Tuk (flour paste) - which can be eaten with any kind of soup one desires.
Pork and dog meat are also well consumed in this divide of the earth.
The main non-alcoholic drinks synonymous with this region is known as ta̱bwai tsuntswa in the Tyap tongue (kunu tsuntswa in Hausa).
The region has also for long been synonymous for the brewing of the alcoholic drink known as a̱kan in Tyap proper and Tyeca̠rak, dikan in Jju and burukutu in Hausa, although its brewing has been banned in some areas.
^James, Ibrahim (2000). The Settler Phenomenon in the Middle Belt and Problems of National Integration in Nigeria. Jos, Nigeria: Midland Press. ISBN9783481169.
