7-616: Nok is a village in Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State , Nigeria . The village is an archeological site . The discovery of terracotta figurines at this location caused its name to be used for the Nok culture , of which these figurines are typical, which flourished in Nigeria in the period 1500 BC - 500 AD. The artifacts were discovered in 1943 during mining operations. The archaeologist Bernard Fagg investigated
14-410: A total area of 368 square kilometers. The Local Government Area's average humidity is reported to be 34%, and the average wind speed in the region is 10 km/h. Jaba Local Government Area (LGA) shares boundaries with Kachia LGA to the northwest, Kagarko LGA to the southwest, Zangon Kataf LGA to the north, Jema'a LGA to the east; and Karu LGA of Nasarawa State to south, respectively. Jaba
21-589: Is known for its unusual agricultural status as one of the world's top producing regions for ginger , with the sale and export of the commodity significantly boosting the local economy. Rams, goats, camels, and donkeys are just a few of the domestic animals that are raised and sold in the LGA. Hunting and trading are two other significant economic activities carried out by the residents of Jaba LGA. Jaba Local Government Area consists of 10 subdivisions (second-order administrative divisions) or electoral wards, namely: At
28-573: Is located close to the Jos Plateau region and Abuja in the central part of Nigeria in West Africa . The local government capital is in the town of Kwoi . The postal code of the area is 801. The Chairman of the local government oversee both economic and developmental activities in the area. It is named after Jaba a local Hausa word used to describe the Ham people who occupy most of
35-490: The 2000 and 2006 census, there were 155,973 people in the local government area and a 2016 projection of 210,500. It is inhabited predominantly by Ham people , part of the people likely to have created the Nok culture . The inhabitants are predominantly Christians. From the Plateau State capital, Jos , it is a journey by road to Kafanchan to Sambang, Kwain , Nok , and to all other villages. From Kaduna , it
42-493: The local government. The Ham people describe the word Jaba as derogatory. The Local Government was created on the 27th of August 1991. It was carved out from Jema'a Local Government Area. The local government is one of the old place in southern Kaduna, which the Java paramount chiefs since the colonial administration from 1910 till date. The Jaba local government area has an average temperature of 32 degrees Celsius and
49-482: The site, and with the help of locals discovered many other artifacts. Iron smelting furnaces were also found at Nok. Occupation dates far before the first iron smelting. A sample of carbonized wood found in the "main paddock" at Nok in 1951 was dated to around 3660 BC though there are questions about the reliability of this conclusion. Jaba, Nigeria Jaba is a Local Government Area in southern Kaduna State , Nigeria . It covers an area of 531 km . It
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