Chawai
Fadan Chawai | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 09°57′N 08°36′E / 9.950°N 8.600°E [1] | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Kaduna State |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( WAT) |
Climate | Aw |
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]
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]
Chawai
Fadan Chawai | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 09°57′N 08°36′E / 9.950°N 8.600°E [1] | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Kaduna State |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( WAT) |
Climate | Aw |
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]
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]