Atakligan
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Atakligan, or Taligan (Hausa: Magamiya) is a village community in Zonzon district of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area, southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. The postal code for the village is 802143. The nearest airport to the community is the Yakubu Gowon Airport, Jos.
Geography
Landscape
Atakligan possesses an elevation of 682m.
Climate
Atakligan has an average annual temperature of about 27.9 °C (82.2 °F), average yearly highs of about 32 °C (90 °F) and lows of 22 °C (72 °F), with zero rainfalls at the ends and beginnings of the year with a yearly average precipitation of about 14 mm (0.55 in), and an average humidity of 51.1%.
| Climate data for Magami (682m altitude) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34 (93) | 37 (99) | 38 (100) | 38 (100) | 35 (95) | 32 (90) | 29 (84) | 27 (81) | 29 (84) | 32 (90) | 34 (93) | 33 (91) | 33.2 (91.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33 (91) | 36 (97) | 39 (102) | 38 (100) | 35 (95) | 30 (86) | 26 (79) | 25 (77) | 26 (79) | 31 (88) | 34 (93) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 29 (84) | 33 (91) | 33 (91) | 30 (86) | 27 (81) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 27.9 (82.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18 (64) | 20 (68) | 24 (75) | 26 (79) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 21.9 (71.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 16 (61) | 18 (64) | 21 (70) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 20 (68) | 17 (63) | 20.7 (69.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0) | 0.6 (0.02) | 1.3 (0.05) | 5.3 (0.21) | 22.6 (0.89) | 22.7 (0.89) | 28.6 (1.13) | 42.1 (1.66) | 30.8 (1.21) | 13.8 (0.54) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 14 (0.6) |
| Average precipitation days | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10.92 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 20 | 14 | 27 | 44 | 59 | 77 | 86 | 88 | 86 | 63 | 28 | 21 | 51.1 |
| Source: World Weather Online |
Settlements
Before 2017, it used to be a district of its own. However, it was later merged with Zonzon district. Among the settlements in this district were:
- Apyia Babum
- Aza Akat
- Chen Akoo
- Makunanshyia
- Manyi Sansak
- Mawuka
- Taligan (Agami) I
- Taligan (Agami) II
Notable people
- AVM Ishaya Aboi Shekari (rtd.), military service
- Agwam (Sir) Dominic Gambo Yahaya (KSM), Agwatyap II