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below the hill. They settled in various areas including present day Doka and Kwa. In the course of the migration, one of the
Daffier’s children got tired at a certain location and declared "Dum mak", which means, "the journey is enough" in the local dialect. This formed the basis of the name of present day Doemak. Daffiar also had a pair of twins who continued migrating and eventually settled in present day Namu. This is why Namu is known as Jep Jan, which means twins in the local dialect.
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Qua'an Pan has eight districts, namely: Bwall, Doemak, Dokan Kasuwa (Jagatnoeng), Kwa, Kwalla (Kwagallak), Kwande (Moekwo), Kwang and Namu (Jepjan). The LG headquarters is at Ba'ap. The LGA is under the
Plateau South Senatorial District and Mikang/Qua'an Pan/Shendam Federal Constituency. At the state
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The Pandam Game
Reserve is located in Namu, Qua'an Pan. The tourist attraction has a diverse collection of exotic animals and plants. There is also the famous Lardang cave located in Kwa. The Latok waterfalls in Doemak that slowly runs all year round. Natures beauty is also expressed in the form of
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The Pan people of Qua’an Pan are descended from
Daffiar who migrated from parts unknown to present day Qua’an Pan. In the course of Daffiar’s migration, he eventually settled atop a hill in present day Koffiar. His offspring decided to continue the migration in search of arable lands on the plains
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There are two major tribes in Qua'an Pan which are the Pan and the Goemai. Various dialects are spoken in the area which include
Mernyang, Doemak, Bwall, Jagatnoeng, Kwagallak and Goemai. Other minor dialects include the Nteng, Garam and the Njak. Qua'an also celebrates numerous cultural days and
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Qua'an Pan has 166 polling units, and 20 electoral wards consisting of 11 federal and 9 state wards. The electoral wards are: Doemak-Geochim, Doemak-Koplong, Dokan Kasuwa, Kwa, Kwang, Bwall, Kurgwi, Kwalla Moeda, Kwalla Yitla’ar, Kwagar, Latok, Lankaku/Kwari, Lardang, Luukwo, Njak-Shindai, Dokan
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The tradition council of Qua'an Pan is chaired by the
President of the Qua'an Pan Traditional Council. The President of the council is whoever holds the title of the Long Pan, who serves as paramount ruler of the Pan people. The Long Pan is a First Class chief and the chief custodian of the Pan
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culture. The Long Pan is selected from any of the district heads of the 8 Qua'an Pan
Districts by voting between the district heads. The newly elected Long Pan is HRH Emmanuel Dabang, who was the district head of Dokan Kasuwa before his election. The other district heads are listed below:
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Government Area, the year-round heat is accompanied by a partly cloudy dry season and an uncomfortable wet season. The average annual temperature fluctuates between 24°F and 66°F; it is seldom lower or higher than 35°F or 97°F.
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of the LGA is made up primarily of hills and rocks. The LGA's average humidity is reported to be 52%, while the average wind speed in the region is 11 km/h.
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It has an area of 2,478 km and a population of 196,929 at the 2006 census. It is the fifth largest Local
Government in the state based on Population.
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level, it is divided into Qua'an Pan North and Qua'an Pan South State Constituencies.
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festivals. These include: Pantong, Waptoer, Shikam, Doemak Day and Pan Cultural Day.
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373:Yusuf Agyo
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909:Jos South
904:Jos North
810:18 August
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759:22 August
667:Thursday
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635:Saturday
616:District
608:Olive Oil
604:Bambarram
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269:Geography
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899:Jos East
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691:Monday
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260:Climate
244:History
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121:Nigeria
109:Country
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894:Bokkos
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