Kanai, Nigeria

District and Village in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Kanai (Gora)

Ka̠nai

Kanai Mali, Gora Gida

District and Village

Kanai (Gora)

Coordinates: 09°56′N 08°18′E﻿ / ﻿9.933°N 8.300°E﻿ / 9.933; 8.300[1]
Country|  Nigeria
State| Kaduna State
LGA| Zangon Kataf
Elevation

| 802 m (2,631 ft)
Population

(1991 estimate)Kaduna State Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

• Total

| 17,290
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (WAT)
Climate| Aw

Kanai (Hausa: Gora)[2] is a district as well as a village in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria.[3] The postal code of the area is 802139.[4]

## Geography

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Young trees in Bafoi Kanai during the cold harmattan dry weather.

### Landscape

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Kanai possesses an elevation of 802m.[5]

### Climate

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Kanai Mali (H. Gora Gida) has 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.[6]

Climate data for Kanai (802m altitude)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 31
(88)  | 33
(91)  | 34
(93)  | 34
(93)  | 31
(88)  | 29
(84)  | 26
(79)  | 25
(77)  | 27
(81)  | 29
(84)  | 30
(86)  | 29
(84)  | 29.8
(85.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 29
(84)  | 32
(90)  | 34
(93)  | 33
(91)  | 30
(86)  | 27
(81)  | 24
(75)  | 22
(72)  | 24
(75)  | 28
(82)  | 29
(84)  | 31
(88)  | 28.6
(83.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 24
(75)  | 26
(79)  | 29
(84)  | 29
(84)  | 26
(79)  | 24
(75)  | 21
(70)  | 20
(68)  | 22
(72)  | 25
(77)  | 25
(77)  | 26
(79)  | 24.8
(76.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 15
(59)  | 17
(63)  | 21
(70)  | 22
(72)  | 20
(68)  | 19
(66)  | 18
(64)  | 17
(63)  | 18
(64)  | 20
(68)  | 19
(66)  | 19
(66)  | 18.8
(65.8)
Record low °C (°F)  | 14
(57)  | 16
(61)  | 20
(68)  | 21
(70)  | 21
(70)  | 20
(68)  | 19
(66)  | 18
(64)  | 19
(66)  | 19
(66)  | 18
(64)  | 15
(59)  | 18.3
(64.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 0
(0)  | 1
(0.0)  | 3.1
(0.12)  | 13.5
(0.53)  | 35.5
(1.40)  | 54.2
(2.13)  | 71.2
(2.80)  | 69
(2.7)  | 60.3
(2.37)  | 29.3
(1.15)  | 0.1
(0.00)  | 0
(0)  | 28.1
(1.11)
Average precipitation days  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 12  | 23  | 28  | 31  | 30  | 29  | 18  | 0  | 0  | 14.7
Average relative humidity (%)  | 24  | 18  | 28  | 48  | 66  | 80  | 88  | 90  | 86  | 61  | 32  | 23  | 53.7
Source: World Weather Online[6]

### Settlements

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[7][8] The following are some major settlements in Kanai district include:

* Adidyong
* Atabat Atanyeang
* Atabum
* Atak Ma-Gangkwon
* Apyifak
* Apyimbu
* Ayak
* Aza Magoni
* Bafoi (also Sanai)
* Bato (Boto)
* Gan
* Kakwa
* Kanai Mali (also Atsung Abyek)
* Ma-Adangung
* Ma-Avwuong
* Magwafan (H. Bakin Kogi)
* Manyii-Chendidan (H. Rafin Wawa)
* Ma-Pama
* Sagwaza
* Sako
* Sankwap (also Runji)
* Sashyat
* Sazwat
* Sop Gandu

## Demographics

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The district consists primarily of the Atyap people.

### Population

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Main article: Atyap people § Demographics

At the 1963 Nigerian population census, the population of the entire district was put at 8,660. On the Kaduna State government estimate for 1991, however, the population was put at 17,290.[2]

## Economy

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Main article: Atyap people § Economy

Agriculture is the major occupation of the people, being that the area is primarily rural.

## Domestic water supply

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A survey carried out in 2012 in three villages in the district namely, Sankhwap (Runji), Kanai Mali (H. Gora Gida), and Sagwaza, covering 88 households discovered that over half of them rely on shallow hand-dug wells and natural water bodies which are prone to drought, with only 3% of them able to harvest rainwater for usage.[3]

## Notable people

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* Senator Isaiah Balat, politician, entrepreneur
* DJ Bally, DJ, music producer
* Agwam (Dr.) Harrison Yusuf Bungwon, Agwatyap II
* Agwam Bala Ade Dauke, Agwatyap I
* Prof. Kyuka Usman Lilymjok, lawyer, writer

## See also

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* Atak Nfang
* Atyap chiefdom
* Jei
* List of villages in Kaduna State
* Zonzon

## References

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1. ^ "Gang, Gora, Kaduna State, Nigeria". Retrieved September 28, 2020.
2. ^ a b Achi et al (2019), p. 36.
3. ^ a b VE Lekwot; SO Ikomoni; I Ezemokwe; O Onyemelukwe (June 2012). "Evaluating the potential of rainwater harvesting as a supplementary source of water supply in Kanai (Mali) District of Zangon-Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State" (PDF). Global Advanced Research Journal of Environmental Science and Taxicology. pp. 38–45.
4. ^ "Nigeria Postcode". Retrieved September 28, 2020.
5. ^ "Gora Gida, Gora, Zangon Kataf, Nigeria". Elevation Map. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
6. ^ a b "Gora Monthly Climate Averages, Kaduna, NG". World Weather Online. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
7. ^ "Gora, Zangon Kataf, Kaduna State, Nigeria". Retrieved September 28, 2020.
8. ^ Achi et al (2019) p. 11

Bibliography

* 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.

## External links

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