Tegina

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Tegina
Town
Coordinates: 10°04′14″N 6°11′26″E / 10.0706°N 6.1906°E / 10.0706; 6.1906
CountryFile:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
StateNiger State
Elevation
270 m (890 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
24,037
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Tegina is a town in Rafi LGA, Niger State, Nigeria.[1] Various Kainji languages are spoken in and around Tegina.[2] In 2021 a mass kidnapping of children by gunmen occurred at the end of May, at least 150 students went missing.[3]

Villages

Villages in Tegina:[1]

Agwai, Ankawa, B. Gona, Bangu, Biito, D. Padama, Dada, G. Abashi, G. Angu, G. Barau, G. Danbiki, G. Dangama, G. Dangoru, G. Danjuma, G. Dijimakert, G. Jada, G. Katina, G. Kushama, G. Maiganga, G. Maikangara, G. Manzo, G. Tanko, G. Wakayi, G. Wani, G. Zubdomgi, Gende, Gini, Gisisi, Godora, Gulangi, Gunugu, Halatayi, Indaki, Inga, Inga Gari, Jambaka, Jiro, K. Madaka, Kagara, Kakuri, Katako, Kuru, Kwana, Luaga, Machinanugu, Madagwa, Mahanga, Natsina, Rubo, Rubu, Sabon Gari, Samboro, Sufawa, T. Ceshi, T. Duste, Tegina, Tunma, U. Alhaji, U. Uban-Dawaki, U. Butsi, Ugu, Ussa, Wayan, Yalwa

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Nigeria Postal Code Lookup System". www.nigeriapostcode.com.ng. Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST). December 2019.
  2. Blench, Roger (2012). "The Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria" (PDF). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  3. "Nigeria school abduction: Gunmen kidnap students in Niger state". BBC News. 2021-05-30. Retrieved 2022-05-18.