Atakligan


Atakligan, or Taligan is a village community in Zonzon district of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area, southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. The postal code for the village is 802143. The nearest airport to the community is the Yakubu Gowon Airport, Jos.

Geography

Landscape

Atakligan possesses an elevation of 682m.

Climate

Atakligan 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 51.1%.

Settlements

Before 2017, it used to be a district of its own. However, it was later merged with Zonzon district. Among the settlements in this district were:
  • Apyia Babum
  • Aza Akat
  • Chen Akoo
  • Makunanshyia
  • Manyi Sansak
  • Mawuka
  • Taligan I
  • Taligan II

Notable people