Kwoi

Kwoi (Hyam: Haar Kwain) is in Kaduna State.

Understand
Kwoi is the Jaba local government area headquarters and its biggest town. The famous village of Nok is located due north of the town, while Kafanchan, the largest town in Southern Kaduna, is located northeast of the town.

The official name of the town comes from the Hausa corruption of original name the natives call their town, Kwain or Haar Kwain.

The town was founded by the Ham people, whose language is called Hyam, a Plateau language of central Nigeria.

The palace of the traditional ruler of the Ham or the Kpop Ham is located within the town.

Get in
You can be get to Kwoi via land and air.

By car

 * From Abuja: When one chooses to go via the Keffi-Kwoi road which is longer and could take at least 3hrs 3 mins to reach due to the traffic congestion around the Abuja-Karu axis, one could take an Uber or airport cab from the airport to the Sani Abacha Mega Bus Terminal in Karu, Nasarawa State, where one gets a vehicle from the garage to Kwoi at a fare of between ₦2,000 and ₦2,500. If one chooses the shorter road, however, one uses same means as above to go to the garage in Bwari where one gets a vehicle going to Kwoi.

Get around
The most popular means of getting around the town is via motorcycles and tricycles.

Connect
Cellular networks like MTN, Glo, 9mobile and Airtel are used here. The network strengths vary from one part of the town to the other.

Go next
Kwoi is a close to:
 * Abuja
 * Kafanchan
 * Nok