Kanai (Hausa: ) is a district as well as a village in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. The postal code of the area is 802139.
Geography
Landscape Kanai possesses an elevation of 802m.
Climate Kanai Mali (H. Gora Gida) has an average annual temperature of about , average yearly highs of about and lows of , with zero rainfalls at the ends and beginnings of the year with a yearly average precipitation of about , and an average humidity of 53.7%, similar to that of neighbouring towns Kagoro and Zonkwa.
Settlements Achi et al (2019) p. 11 The following are some major settlements in Kanai district include: Adidyong Atabat Atanyeang Atabum Atak Ma-Gangkwon Apyifak Apyimbu Ayak Aza Magoni Bafoi (also Sanai) Bato (Boto) Gan Kakwa Kanai Mali (also Atsung Abyek) Ma-Adangung Ma-Avwuong Magwafan (H. Bakin Kogi) Manyii-Chendidan (H. Rafin Wawa) Ma-Pama Sagwaza Sako Sankwap (also Runji) Sashyat Sazwat Sop Gandu
Demographics The district consists primarily of the Atyap people.
Population
At the 1963 Nigerian population census, the population of the entire district was put at 8,660. On the Kaduna State government estimate for 1991, however, the population was put at 17,290.Achi et al (2019), p. 36.
Economy
Agriculture is the major occupation of the people, being that the area is primarily rural.
Domestic water supply A survey carried out in 2012 in three villages in the district namely, Sankhwap (Runji), Kanai Mali (H. Gora Gida), and Sagwaza, covering 88 households discovered that over half of them rely on shallow hand-dug wells and natural water bodies which are prone to drought, with only 3% of them able to harvest rainwater for usage.
Notable people Senator Isaiah Balat, politician, entrepreneur DJ Bally, DJ, music producer Agwam (Dr.) Harrison Yusuf Bungwon, Agwatyap II Agwam Bala Ade Dauke, Agwatyap I Prof. Kyuka Usman Lilymjok, lawyer, writer
See also Atak Nfang Atyap chiefdom Jei List of villages in Kaduna State Zonzon
References
Bibliography Achi, B.; Bitiyonɡ, Y. A.; Bunɡwon, A. D.; Baba, M. Y.; Jim, L. K. N.; Kazah-Toure, M.; Philips, J. E. "A Short History of the Atyap" (2019). Zaria: Tamaza Publishinɡ Co. Ltd. . Pp. 9–245.
External links
Evaluating the potential of rainwater harvesting as a supplementary source of water supply in Kanai (Mali) district of Zangon-kataf local government area of Kaduna State, Nigeria