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Katsina State
State
Seal of Katsina State
Nicknames: 
Home of Hospitality
Location of Katsina State in Nigeria
Location of Katsina State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°15′N 7°30′E / 12.250°N 7.500°E / 12.250; 7.500
CountryKatsina State Nigeria
Date created23 September 1987
CapitalKatsina
Government
 • BodyGovernment of Katsina State
 • Governor
(List)
Dikko Umar Radda (APC)
 • Deputy GovernorFarouk Lawal Jobe (APC)
 • LegislatureKatsina State House of Assembly
 • SenatorsC: Abdulaziz Yaradua (APC)
N: Nasir Zangon-Daura (APC)
S: Muntari Dandutse (APC)
 • RepresentativesList
Area
 • Total24,192 km2 (9,341 sq mi)
 • Rank17th of 36
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total5,801,584
 • Estimate 
(2022[1])
10,368,500
 • Rank3rd of 36
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)
 • Year2021
 • Total$21.47 billion[2]
 • Per capita$2,359[2]
Time zoneUTC+01 (WAT)
postal code
820001
ISO 3166 codeNG-KT
HDI (2018)0.454[3]
low · 30th of 37
WebsiteOfficial website

Katsina State (Hausa: Jihar Katsina جىهر كثينا; Fula: Leydi Katsina 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤳𞤢𞥁𞤭𞤲𞤢) is a state in the northwestern geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Katsina State borders on the Republic of Niger to the north for 250 km (155 miles) and the States of Jigawa for 164 km (102 miles) and Kano to the east, Kaduna to the south for 161 km (100 miles) and Zamfara to the west. States. Nicknamed the "Home of Hospitality", both the state capital and the town of Daura have been described "ancient seats of Islamic culture and learning" in Nigeria.[4]

Katsina State was created in 1987, when it split from Kaduna State. With over 5,800,000 residents as at 2006, Katsina State is the fifth largest state in the country by population, despite the fact that it only ranks 17th out of 36 states in terms of area. Demographically, the Hausa people are the largest ethnic group in the state, and Islam is the most practiced religion.[5] In 2005, Katsina became the fifth state in Nigeria to adopt Sharia law.[6][7]

The current Governor of Katsina State is Dikko Umar Radda, a member of the All Progressives Congress and ally of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.[8] The state is considered a political stronghold of Buhari, a native of Daura, who won the state in the 2019 presidential election with almost 80% of the vote.[9]

In recent years, Katsina has been one of the Nigerian states hit hardest by terrorism.[10] In 2020, over 300 children were kidnapped by the terrorist group Boko Haram in the town of Kankara.[11][12]

  1. ^ "Katsina State: Subdivision". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  2. ^ a b Okeowo, Gabriel; Fatoba, Iyanuoluwa, eds. (2022-10-13). "State of States 2022 Edition" (PDF). Budgit.org. BudgIT. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. ^ "Home | Institute of International Studies". iis.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference ahram was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "CNN.com - Woman sentenced to stoning freed - Feb. 23, 2004". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  7. ^ "Katsina adopts Sharia". The New Humanitarian. 2000-08-01. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  8. ^ "Katsina APC endorses Buhari, Masari for 2019". Retrieved 2021-03-07 – via PressReader.
  9. ^ "Buhari Wins Katsina with 1.2m Votes". THISDAYLIVE. 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  10. ^ Ojewale, Oluwole (2021-02-18). "Rising insecurity in northwest Nigeria: Terrorism thinly disguised as banditry". Brookings. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  11. ^ "More than 300 schoolchildren are abducted in Nigeria". The Economist. 2020-12-19. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  12. ^ "Gunmen kidnap 'hundreds' of schoolboys in central Nigeria". France 24. 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2021-03-07.

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