Jaba Towns And Villages

Jaba is a Local Government Area in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria, home to the Ham people. Its headquarters sits at Kwoi. The area covers about 531 square kilometres.

The 2006 census counted a population of 155,973 residents. The 2022 projection put the figure near 230,400.

Jaba holds ten electoral wards: Chori, Daddu, Dura/Bitaro, Fada, Fai, Nduyah, Nok, Sabchem, Sabzuro and Sambam. It was carved out of Jema’a in 1991 and is known for ginger farming.

The list below was checked name by name against the 2015 INEC ward and polling-unit records and the GeoNames gazetteer:

  1. Adura
  2. Angwan Dauda
  3. Ankul
  4. Ankul Gida
  5. Ankung
  6. Barrakin Chori
  7. Bitaro
  8. Bora Chori
  9. Chori
  10. Daddu
  11. Dura
  12. Fai
  13. Gidan Kundi
  14. Gidan Sani
  15. Kajuru
  16. Koryas
  17. Kurmin Jatau
  18. Kurmin Kwara
  19. Kwarabe
  20. Kwoi
  21. Kyan
  22. Kyari
  23. Nduyah
  24. Nok
  25. Panga
  26. Pangai
  27. Pangajere
  28. Sabchem
  29. Sabon Gari
  30. Sabon Gidan Kwoi
  31. Sabzuro
  32. Sambam
  33. Sarkin Chori
  34. Turay
  35. Ung. Galadima
  36. Ungwan Kifi
  37. Ungwan Madaki
  38. Ungwan Sambo
  39. Unguwa Sanyi
  40. Unguwar Mallam
  41. Zoma