Chikun

Chikun ( ) is a Local Government Area in central Kaduna State, Nigeria. It has an area of about 4,466 km , and had a population of 372,272 as of the 2006 census. Its headquarters is located in the town of Kujama. The postal code of the area is 2438000.

Chikun ( ) is a Local Government Area in central Kaduna State, Nigeria. It has an area of about 4,466 km , and had a population of 372,272 as of the 2006 census. Its headquarters is located in the town of Kujama. The postal code of the area is 2438000.

Boundaries

Chikun Local Government Area (LGA) shares boundaries with Kachia LGA to the south, Kajuru LGA to the east, Kaduna South LGA to the northeast, Igabi LGA to the northeast, Birnin Gwari LGA to the northwest; and Munya LGA to the south and Shiroro LGA to the west, all of Niger State to west, respectively.

Climate/Geography

In Chikun Local Government Area, the wet season is oppressive and largely cloudy, the dry season is partly gloomy, and it is hot year round. The average range of temperatures is 55 °F to 100 °F. Chikun Local Government Area has an average yearly temperature of 33 degrees Celsius or 91.4 degrees Fahrenheit and a total area of 4,645 square kilometres¹ (or 1,724 square miles). There are two distinct seasons in the area: the rainy season begins in May and peaks in September, and the dry season runs from October to April.

Administrative subdivisions

Chikun Local Government Area consists of 12 subdivisions called Wards (second-order administrative divisions), namely: Chikun ward Gwagwada ward Kakau ward Kujama ward Kunai ward Kuriga ward Narayi ward Nassarawa ward Rido ward Sabon Gari Nassarawa ward Sabon Tasha ward Yelwa ward

History

Chikun Local Government Area derives its name from a Gbagyi village named Chikun in the southeastern part of Kujama. The area was originally populated by the Gbagyi people but is now being subsumed by urbanization making it a cosmopolitan part of Kaduna. On 5 July 2021, over 100 secondary school pupils from Bethel Baptist Secondary School in Chikun were kidnapped.

Demographics

Population

Chikun Local Government Area according to the March 21, 2006 national population census was put at 372,272. Its population was projected by the National Population Commission of Nigeria and National Bureau of Statistics to be 502,500 by March 21, 2016.

People

The indigenous people are the Gbagyi people. They also make up the major population in the area.

Kingship

The traditional ruler is The Esu Chikun, His Royal Highness Isyaku Yari (Sa Gbagy II) Gbagyi. The jurisdiction of the royal Chief covers the entire Chikun Local Government Area and parts of Kaduna South Local Government Area of Television village and Romi New Extension.

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