Jei District

Jei (Hausa: Unguwar Gaiya) is district of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area, southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. The postal code for the area is 802130.

Settlements
The following are some major settlements in Jei district include:
 * Apyia Gbaza (H. Kangwaza)
 * Apyinzwang
 * Akputuut
 * Ashong Ashyui (H. Jankasa)
 * Atak Njei (H. Gidan Gata)
 * Atyecarak (Attachirak; H. Kacecere)
 * Awak
 * Chenkwon (H. Samaru Kataf)
 * Langson
 * Madoo
 * Magata (also Afan Tsaai)
 * Magaya (H. Ung. Gaiya)
 * Majuju (H. Ung. Juju)
 * Makarau
 * Makwakhwu (H. Kurmin Dawaki)
 * Manchong
 * Manyi Aminyam
 * Manyi Ashyui
 * Manta Ason
 * Matagama
 * Mavwuong
 * Mayayit (H. Ung. Jaba)
 * Sop Akoo (H. Mabushi) I, II

Demographics
The district is primarily made up of Atyap people, traditionally the territory of the Jei sub-clan of the Agbaat clan.

Economy
The economic base of the area is agriculture. However, there are other non-agricultural businesses operating especially in the bigger settlements such as Chenkwon (Samaru Kataf).

Note

 * 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. ISBN 978-978-54678-5-7. Pp. 9–245.