Kwoi
Kwain | |
|---|---|
Town | |
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  Kwoi | |
| Coordinates: 09°27′N 08°00′E / 9.450°N 8.000°E / 9.450; 8.000[1] | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Kaduna State |
| LGA | Jaba |
| Chiefdom | Ham (Jaba) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Elective Monarchy |
| • Kpop Ham | Kpop (Dr.) Jonathan Danladi Gyet Maude (JP, OON) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (WAT) |
| Climate | Aw |
Kwoi (Hyam: Kwain) is a town in Jaba Local Government Area as well as the Ham (Jaba) Chiefdom headquarters, in southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria.[2] The town has a post office.[3]
People and Culture
The Ham people can be found in Kwoi. They speak the Hyam language[4] The Hyam language has many dialects.[5]
See also
References
- "Kwoi Map - Satellite Images of Kwoi". maplandia.com. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- "Kwoi, Fada, Jaba, Kaduna State, Nigeria". mindat.org. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- Gazette, Fatherland (2019-08-08). "THE HAM PEOPLE OF KADUNA". Fatherland Gazette. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
- Zainab (2025-08-29). "Nom Dawo Ham: What You should know about the Ham people of Kaduna State | Mythology, folklore and cultural memory". Oriire. Retrieved 2026-05-30.