Chawai
Fadan Chawai
Town
Chawai is located in Nigeria
Chawai
Chawai
Coordinates: 09°57′N 08°36′E / 9.950°N 8.600°E / 9.950; 8.600[1]
Country Nigeria
StateKaduna State
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (WAT)
ClimateAw

Chawai[2] (Hausa: Fadan Chawai) is a town east of the headquarters of the Tsam Chiefdom of the Atsam people[3] in Kauru Local Government Area in southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. The postal code of the area is 811.[4]

It is also the centre of the Chawai district of the Tsam Chiefdom. The Chiefdom itself and its people are often called Chawai.[5][6]

Transportation

Air

The Yakubu Gowon Airport, Jos (IATA: JOS) is the nearest airport to the town. It is situated 45.3 km southeast of the town. The Kaduna International Airport (IATA: KAD) is 162.7 km northwest of the town, and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (IATA: ABV), 180.1 km southwest of Chawai.[7]

See also

References

  1. "Fadan chawai". Tageo. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  2. "Chawai, Nigeria". Geographic Names. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  3. "Ministry of Local Government Affairs". Kaduna State Government. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  4. "Post Offices - with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  5. "ASPECTS OF THE MORPHOLOGY OF ATSAM LANGUAGE". Eduproject.com.ng. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  6. Adebayo, Taiwo-Hassan (September 23, 2020). "INVESTIGATION: Inside the bloody Southern Kaduna carnage where all sides are casualties". Premium Times. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  7. "Fadan Chawai (Gongola, Nigeria)". nona.net. Retrieved January 9, 2024.


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