ur ality ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁are ▁K ird i , ▁( pag an ▁in ▁Ful ful de ) ▁pe op les ▁who ▁refused ▁to ▁convert ▁to ▁Islam ▁during ▁the ▁Ful ani ▁con quest ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁K ird i ▁today ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁province ' s ▁mountain ous ▁western ▁border , ▁as ▁this ▁areas ▁was ▁more ▁easily ▁def ens ible ▁against ▁the ▁Ful ani ▁inv aders . ▁The ▁various ▁Mand ara ▁pe op les ▁lie ▁primarily ▁in ▁the ▁Mand ara ▁Mountains ▁along ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Niger ia . ▁The ▁Mand ar awa ▁are ▁fur th est ▁north ▁with ▁their ▁base ▁at ▁M ora , ▁and ▁the ▁Park wa ▁lie ▁directly ▁south ▁of ▁them . ▁The ▁G lav da ▁and ▁G v oko ▁lie ▁south west ▁in ▁smaller ▁territ ories . ▁Although ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Mand ara ▁group , ▁the ▁Tur u ▁people , ▁M ab as , ▁and ▁M ata k am ▁live ▁along ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁their ▁capital ▁at ▁M ok olo . ▁The ▁K aps iki , ▁H ya , ▁B ana , ▁Z iz il iv ikan , ▁Jim i , ▁and ▁G ude ▁occup y ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁border ▁from ▁north ▁to ▁south . ▁The ▁Bul ah ai , ▁Bu wal , ▁G aw ar , ▁Bes ler i , ▁Sh ar wa , ▁T su van , ▁and ▁Maz ag way ▁lie ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁this ▁border ▁grouping . ▁The ▁southern ▁border ▁of ▁the