Malagum

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Malagum
Zali
Village
Malagum is located in Nigeria
Malagum
Malagum
Coordinates: 09°40′N 08°23′E / 9.667°N 8.383°E / 9.667; 8.383[1]
Country Nigeria
StateKaduna State
LGAKaura
ChiefdomAgworok (Kagoro)
Government
 • TypeElective Monarchy
 • A̱gwam A̱gworokAgwam Ufuwai Bonet (OFR)
Elevation
896 m (2,940 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (WAT)
ClimateAw

Malagum (also A̱zali, Uzali, Zali) is a village in Agworok chiefdom, Kaura Local Government Area[2] in southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria.[3] The village uses the post office in nearby Gworok town.[4]

People and language[edit]

People[edit]

The people of Malagum surrounding areas are the Atyap proper and Agworok peoples.

Language[edit]

The people of Malagum speak two dialects of Tyap (Tyap proper and Gworok).

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Malagum, Nigeria". Nigeria places in the world. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Kaduna State Council of Chiefs". Kaduna State Ministry of Local Government Affairs, Kaduna State Government. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Malagum, Malagum, Kaura, Kaduna State, Nigeria". mindat.org. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  4. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2022-05-02.