Gidan Waya
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Gidan Waya
Jema'a Daroro | |
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Town | |
 A hill at Gidan Waya with a small river, "Abwum", flowing towards another, "Kabat", both meeting at a confluence in Godogodo | |
  Gidan Waya | |
| Coordinates: 09°25′N 8°25′E / 9.417°N 8.417°E[1] | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Kaduna State |
| LGA | Jema'a |
| Chiefdom | Godogodo |
| Elevation | 896 m (2,940 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (WAT) |
| Climate | Aw |
Gidan Waya is a small town and Headquarters of Godogodo chiefdom about 18 km from Kafanchan[2] in Jema'a Local Government Area of southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria.[3][4] The town has a post office.[5]
People and language
[edit]People
[edit]The people of Gidan Waya are predominantly Inindem and Oegworok by ethnicity. Other groups include: Gwandara, Atakat (Atakad), Atuku, Ninzam, Ham (also Known as Jaba), Nandu, Tari, Ningon, Atyap, Bajju, etc.
Education
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The town houses the Kaduna State College of Education (KSCOE)'s permanent site.[6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Gidan Waya". Nigeria.Worldplaces. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ Binniyat, Luka (March 15, 2015). "Tension in Southern Kaduna over the killing of 3 Catholics". Vanguard Nigeria. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ "Kaduna State Council of Chiefs". Kaduna State Ministry of Local Government Affairs, Kaduna State Government. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ "Gidan Waya, Jema'A, Kaduna State, Nigeria". mindat.org. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Contact us | Kaduna State College of Education". Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ "Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan-Waya, Kafanchan – KSCOE Courses and Requirements". Samphina. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
External links
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Media related to Gidan Waya at Wikimedia Commons
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