Kabala West
Kabala West | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
| Nickname: K/West | |
  Kabala West | |
| Coordinates: 10°29′48″N 7°26′20″E / 10.49667°N 7.43889°E[1] | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Kaduna State |
| LGA | Kaduna South |
| City | Kaduna |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Postcode | 800263 |
Kabala West is a residential area in Nigeria. The Zip Code is 800263.[2][3] It is a suburb of Kaduna and is under the Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna State.[1]
Education
[edit]It has Blessed Academy, as well as 'Arch. Namadi Sambo Government Secondary School. In 2020, some students were reported by This Day Live to have been involved in examination malpractice during a Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) aptitude test organised by the NECO.[4]
Demographics
[edit]The dominant ethnic groups are those of Southern Kaduna origins (like the Atyap, Bajju, Ham and others), Igbo and Yoruba and others. It also has some populations of Ghanaians, Liberians and Sierra Leoneans. Dominant Religions are Christianity and Islam. Churches include 1st Ecwa Church, Ecwa Goodnews, Shalom Church, Sharonite Ministries, Christ Apostolic Church, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Cherubim and Seraphim among others. There is a central mosque also in the community. The area had been involved in religious clashes in the past.[5][6][7][8]
Infrastructure
[edit]Transportation
[edit]Roads
[edit]The Western bypass road in the city of Kaduna which sees the passage of heavy vehicular traffic passes partly across Kabala West.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kabala, Kabala, Kaduna South, Kaduna State, Nigeria". Mindat.org. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ "Kabala West Zip Code". My Cyber ICT. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ "Nigeria Postcode". Nigeria Postcode. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ Tyessi, Kuni (December 8, 2020). "NECO to Investigate Exam Malpractice Claims in Kaduna Centre". This Day Live. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ Shibayan, Dyepkazah (May 9, 2017). "18 people arrested in Kaduna clash that 'left many injured'". Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ "Nigeria: Inside Kaduna's Dangerous Neighbourhoods". All Africa. Abuja: Daily Trust. November 7, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ Shiklam, John (October 23, 2018). "Kaduna Relaxes Curfew in Two Neighbourhoods". Kaduna: This Day Live. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ "Post Election Riots in Kaduna, Bauchi, Yobe, Niger". Reliefweb. April 20, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ Sadiq, Lami; Shuaibu, Faruk (January 31, 2021). "Nigeria: The Long Wait for Reconstruction of Kaduna's Western Bypass". All Africa. Abuja: Daily Trust. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
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