Katsina | |
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![]() Location of Katsina State in Nigeria | |
Coordinates: 12°15′N7°30′E / 12.250°N 7.500°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Date created | 23 September 1987 |
Capital | Katsina |
Government | |
• Body | Government of Katsina State |
• Governor (List) | Dikko Umar Radda (APC) |
• Deputy Governor | Farouk Lawal Jobe (APC) |
• Legislature | Katsina State House of Assembly |
• Senators | C: Abdulaziz Yaradua (APC) N: Nasir Zangon-Daura (APC) S: Muntari Dandutse (APC) |
• Representatives | List |
Area | |
• Total | 24,192 km2 (9,341 sq mi) |
• Rank | 17th of 36 |
Population (2006 census) | |
• Total | 5,801,584 |
10,368,500 | |
• Rank | 3rd of 36 |
• Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | |
• Year | 2021 |
• Total | $21.47 billion [2] |
• Per capita | $2,359 [2] |
Time zone | UTC+01 (WAT) |
postal code | 820001 |
ISO 3166 code | NG-KT |
HDI (2022) | 0.431 [3] low · 32th of 37 |
Website | Official website |
Katsina (Hausa : Jihar Katsinaجِىهَرْ کَڟِࢽَ; Fula : Leydi Katsina 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤳𞤢𞥁𞤭𞤲𞤢) is a state in the northwestern geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Katsina State borders 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. The state is nicknamed the "Home of Hospitality". [4] Both the state capital, Katsina, and the town of Daura have been described as "ancient seats of Islamic culture and learning" in Nigeria. [5]
Katsina State was created in 1987 when it was split from Kaduna State at the regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. With over 5,800,000 residents as of 2006, Katsina State is the fifth most populous state in the country, 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 practised religion. [6] In 2005, Katsina became the fifth state in Nigeria to adopt Sharia law. [7] [8]
The current Governor of Katsina State is Dikko Umar Radda, a member of the All Progressives Congress and ally of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. [9] 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. [10]
In recent years, Katsina has been one of the Nigerian states hit hardest by local banditry and terrorism. [11] In 2020, over 300 children were kidnapped by the terrorist group Boko Haram in the town of Kankara. [12] [13]
Hausa are the largest ethnic group in the state [6]
The state is predominantly Muslim and the Gobarau Minaret is an important building therein. Sharia is valid in the entire state but mainly for the Muslims. [14] [15] [ clarification needed ] The Church of Nigeria has a Diocese of Katsina. [16] The Redeemed Christian Church of God, the Roman Catholic Church and many other churches are present in the state. [17] [18]
Katsina State is about 23,938 square kilometres (9,243 sq mi). It is situated between latitude 11°07'49" and 13°22' 57" N and longitude 6°52'03" E and 9°9'02" E. [19] [ clarification needed ] The state is located in the tropical grassland known as savannah and has two major seasons which are the rainy season and the dry season. [20]
Katsina has a tropical steppe climate, bordering on a tropical savanna climate. The city's yearly temperature is 30.89 °C (87.6 °F) and it is 1.43% higher than Nigeria's averages. Katsina typically receives about 791.61 millimeters of precipitation and has 54.63 rainy days (14.97% of the time) annually. [21]
Katsina State comprises 34 local government areas:
Katsina State is a centre of both formal and informal education. Umaru Musa Yar'adua University [22] is a public university owned by the state government. Al-Qalam University, the first Islamic university in Nigeria is privately owned. Federal University, Dutsin-Ma [23] and Federal University of Transportation, Daura are owned by the federal government as well as Federal College of Education, Katsina [24] (affiliated to Bayero University Kano [25] ). National Open University of Nigeria, Isa Kaita College of Education Dutsinma (affiliated to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria), a state-owned college of education. Cherish Institute Batsari is a privately owned university awarding degrees in health courses. [26]
Katsina State is serviced by the Katsina Airport which has regular services to Abuja and Lagos.
The state government is led by a democratically elected governor who works closely with members of the state's House of Assembly. The capital city of the state is Katsina. [55]
The governor of each state is selected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two-thirds of the State's local government areas. If no candidate passes the threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government areas. [55]
Katsina is a Local Government Area and the capital city of Katsina State, in northern Nigeria.
Kaduna is a state in the northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna, which was the 8th largest city in the country as of 2006. Created in 1967 as North-Central State, which also encompassed the modern Katsina State, Kaduna State achieved its current borders in 1987. Kaduna State is the fourth largest and third most populous state in the country, Kaduna State is nicknamed the Centre of Learning, owing to the presence of numerous educational institutions of importance within the state such as Ahmadu Bello University, Nigerian Defence Academy, Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna Polytechnic, etc.
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Daura is a town and local government area in Katsina State, northern Nigeria. It is the spiritual home of the Hausa people. The emirate is referred to as one of the "seven true Hausa states" because it was(along with Biram, Kano, Katsina, Zazzau, Gobir, and Rano), ruled by the descendants of Bayajidda's sons with Daurama and Magira . The University of California's African American Studies Department refers to Daura, as well as Katsina, as having been "ancient seats of Islamic culture and learning."
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The Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Katsina comprises three Senators representing Katsina South, Katsina Central, and Katsina North, and fifteen Representatives representing Kaita/Jibia, Malum Fashi/Kafur, Daura/Sandamu/Mai'Adua, Funtua/Dandume, Dutsin-ma/Kurfi, Mashi/Dutsi, Mani/Bindawa, Bakori/Danja, Kankia/Ingawa/Kusada, Safana/Batsari/Dan-Musa, Musawa/Matazu, Rimi/Charanchi/Batagarawa, Baure/Zango, Kankara/Sabuwa/Faskari, and Katsina Central.
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Lawal Kaita was a Nigerian politician elected on the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) platform as governor of Kaduna State, Nigeria, holding office between October and December 1983, when the Nigerian Second Republic ended with the coup that brought General Muhammadu Buhari to power.
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