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Kafanchan, Nigeria

Coordinates
9.5874, 8.2857
Updated
12 Oct 2023
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The enchanting Matsirga Waterfalls are seen from the road, on the right hand side, when you are going to Kaduna from Kafanchan.

Found in the Southern part of the Kaduna State, which is located in the middle belt of Nigeria. This old Railway Town of Kafanchan, owes much of its development to the Railway Corporation built in 1927. This line connects: Port Harcourt; Enugu; Kafanchan; Kuru; Bauchi and Maiduguri. In the Census taken in 2007, the population of Kafanchan was 83 092. Kafanchan is a commercial hub in the state and home to other tribes, but the Fantswam's, are the indigenous people of the Town.

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Kafanchan, Nigeria

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  1. 01https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/kafanchan/m02pzb3r?hl=en

Last updated · 12 Oct 2023

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2022, July 21). Kafanchan, Nigeria. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0151714

South African History Online (2022) 'Kafanchan, Nigeria', South African History Online, 21 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0151714 (Accessed: 2 September 2026).

South African History Online, Kafanchan, Nigeria [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0151714, (accessed 2 September 2026).

"Kafanchan, Nigeria." South African History Online, 21 July 2022, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0151714. Accessed 2 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Kafanchan, Nigeria." South African History Online. July 21, 2022. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0151714.

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