Kagoro
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Kagoro, also known as Gworok, is a large town in the southern part of Kaduna State, in North West Nigeria. Gworok is attractive for tourists because of its mountainous scenery and cultural events such as the Afan Festival, a national festival which is celebrated annually on 1 January. Kagoro or Gworok is one of the towns in Southern Kaduna that had been independent until it got subjugated in the early 20th century by the British colonial troops, but not by warefare. It also happens to be the seat of one of the oldest chiefdoms in the area.
Taste of Kagoro...
Cellular networks like MTN, Glo, 9mobile and Airtel are used here. The network strengths vary from one part of the town to the other.
Climate
Kagoro is renowned for its cool weather and high altitude. Tropical, with frequent rainstorms. The driest time of year - when the Falls may be just a trickle - is from December to April. Kagoro is 210 km southeast of Kaduna, about 3 hours by car, or US$80 by taxi (2021). It is 80 km west of Jos, or about 1 hr 45 min by car, and 220 km northeast of Abuja, 3 hr 40 min by car. Kagoro also has an airstrip, active during the colonial period, which for some reason or the other had gone out of use today. The town is renowned for its pristine mountainous scenery and has dozens of churches. Gworok is a community that is known for agricultural activities, so most of the grains you know you can get them from the community at a subsidised rates. The major occupation of the community is farming. Cellular networks like MTN, Glo, 9mobile and Airtel are used here. The network strengths vary from one part of the town to the other.
Essential Information
Getting There
Multiple OptionsKagoro is 210 km southeast of Kaduna, about 3 hours by car, or US$80 by taxi (2021). It is 80 km west of Jos, or about 1 hr 45 min by car, and 220 km northeast of Abuja, 3 hr 40 min by car. Kagoro also has an airstrip, active during the colonial period, which for some reason or the other had gone out of use today. The town is renowned for its pristine mountainous scenery and has dozens of churches. Gworok is a community that is known for agricultural activities, so most of the grains you know you can get them from the community at a subsidised rates. The major occupation of the community is farming. Cellular networks like MTN, Glo, 9mobile and Airtel are used here. The network strengths vary from one part of the town to the other....
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
The town is renowned for its pristine mountainous scenery and has dozens of churches. Gworok is a community that is known for agricultural activities, so most of the grains you know you can get them from the community at a subsidised rates. The major occupation of the community is farming. Cellular networks like MTN, Glo, 9mobile and Airtel are used here. The network strengths vary from one part of the town to the other.
Where to Stay
Cellular networks like MTN, Glo, 9mobile and Airtel are used here. The network strengths vary from one part of the town to the other.
Money & Budget
Gworok is a community that is known for agricultural activities, so most of the grains you know you can get them from the community at a subsidised rates. The major occupation of the community is farming. Cellular networks like MTN, Glo, 9mobile and Airtel are used here. The network strengths vary from one part of the town to the other.