Kafanchan
Kafanchan
Fantswam, A̱byin Fantswam | |
|---|---|
Town and LGA Headquarters | |
Clockwise from top: An aerial view of Kafanchan • Kafanchan Junction Train Station to Jos • Resting place of Agwam Fantswam I Musa Didam at Zikpak • Throneroom's Salama Radio tower at the background of the Mada River flowing westwards • A bust of Governor Patrick Yakowa at the middle of the NEPA roundabout | |
| Nickname: Kaf City | |
| Coordinates: 9°35′00″N 8°17′33″E / 9.58333°N 8.29250°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Kaduna State |
| LGA | Jema'a |
| Chiefdom | Fantswam (Kafanchan) |
| Divisional headquarters, Jemaa | 1927 |
| Founded by | Fantswam people |
| Named after | People, land and dialect of founding group |
| Government | |
| • Agwam Fantswam | HH Agwam (Dr.) Josiah Tagwai Kantiyok |
| Elevation | 742 m (2,434 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Postcode | 801 |
Kafanchan (Tyap: Fantswam; Nikyob: Manɡyanɡ) is a town located in the southern part of Kaduna State, Nigeria. The town owes much of its development to the railway development in the area. The railway is situated at a particular junction of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) station built in 1927. It sits on the railtrack connecting Port Harcourt, Enugu, Kafanchan, Kuru, Bauchi and finally Maiduguri. As of 2007, Kafanchan had an estimated population of 83,092.