Manchok

Manchok (Tsok) is a town in Kaura Local Government Area as well as the Asholyio (Morwa) Chiefdom headquarters,[2] in southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria.[3] The town has a post office.[4]

Manchok

Tsok
Town
Manchok
Coordinates: 09°41′N 08°30′E[1]
Country Nigeria
StateKaduna State
LGAKaura
ChiefdomAsholyio (Moroa)
Government
 • TypeElective Monarchy
 • Agwam AsholyioAgwam Tagwai Sambo (OFR)
Elevation
896 m (2,940 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (WAT)
ClimateAw

Geography

Landscape

Manchok possesses an elevation of 896 m.[5]

Climate

Manchok has an average annual temperature of about 24.8 °C (76.6 °F), average yearly highs of about 28.6 °C (83.5 °F) and lows of 18.8 °C (65.8 °F), with zero rainfalls at the ends and beginnings of the year with a yearly average precipitation of about 28.1 mm (1.11 in), and an average humidity of 53.7%, similar to that of neighbouring towns Kagoro, Zonkwa and Zangon Kataf.[6]

Climate data for Manchok (896 m altitude)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 31
(88)		 33
(91)		 34
(93)		 34
(93)		 31
(88)		 29
(84)		 26
(79)		 25
(77)		 27
(81)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 29.8
(85.6)
Average high °C (°F) 29
(84)		 32
(90)		 34
(93)		 33
(91)		 30
(86)		 27
(81)		 24
(75)		 22
(72)		 24
(75)		 28
(82)		 29
(84)		 31
(88)		 28.6
(83.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24
(75)		 26
(79)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 26
(79)		 24
(75)		 21
(70)		 20
(68)		 22
(72)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 26
(79)		 24.8
(76.6)
Average low °C (°F) 15
(59)		 17
(63)		 21
(70)		 22
(72)		 20
(68)		 19
(66)		 18
(64)		 17
(63)		 18
(64)		 20
(68)		 19
(66)		 19
(66)		 18.8
(65.8)
Record low °C (°F) 14
(57)		 16
(61)		 20
(68)		 21
(70)		 21
(70)		 20
(68)		 19
(66)		 18
(64)		 19
(66)		 19
(66)		 18
(64)		 15
(59)		 18.3
(64.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0
(0)		 1
(0.0)		 3.1
(0.12)		 13.5
(0.53)		 35.5
(1.40)		 54.2
(2.13)		 71.2
(2.80)		 69
(2.7)		 60.3
(2.37)		 29.3
(1.15)		 0.1
(0.00)		 0
(0)		 28.1
(1.11)
Average precipitation days 0 1 4 12 23 28 31 30 29 18 0 0 14.7
Average relative humidity (%) 24 18 28 48 66 80 88 90 86 61 32 23 53.7
Source: World Weather Online[6]

People and language

People
Main article: Atyap people

The people of Manchok surrounding areas are the A̠sholyio (also spelt, Asholio, Asholyia, Osholio; also called "Morwa" or "Moro'a" by the Hausa). The town is the headquarters of the chiefdom bearing their name.

Language
Main article: Tyap language

The Asholyio speak Sholyio (also Sholio, Sholyia̠), one of the dialects of the Tyap language group, along side six others - Fantswam, Gworok, Takad, Tyap proper, Tyeca̠rak and Tyuku. Jju also seems to be a part of these dialects.[7]

Counting in Sholyio
  1. A̠nyiunɡ
  2. A̠feanɡ
  3. A̠tat
  4. A̠neei
  5. A̠fwuon
  6. A̠tee
  7. A̠natat
  8. A̠ri̠nai
  9. A̠kubunyiunɡ
  10. Swak
  11. Swak ma̠ng a̠nyiunɡ
  12. Swak ma̠ng a̠feanɡ
  13. Swak ma̠ng a̠tat
  14. Swak ma̠ng a̠neei
  15. Swak ma̠ng a̠fwuon
  16. Swak ma̠ng a̠tee
  17. Swak ma̠ng a̠natat
  18. Swak ma̠ng a̠ri̠nai
  19. Swak ma̠ng a̠kubunyiunɡ
  20. Nswak nfeanɡ

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Manchok Map - Satellite Images of Manchok". maplandia.com. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  2. "Kaduna State Council of Chiefs". Kaduna State Ministry of Local Government Affairs, Kaduna State Government. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  3. "Manchok, Kaura, Kaduna State, Nigeria". mindat.org. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  4. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  5. "City (town): Manchok: map, population, location". TipTopGlobe.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  6. "Manchok Monthly Climate Averages, Kaduna, NG". World Weather Online. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  7. "Central Plateau languages". Retrieved 2019-07-11.
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