Katsina State

Katsina State
Katsina State
—  State  —
Nickname(s): Home of Hospitality
Location of Katsina State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°15′N 7°30′E / 12.25°N 7.5°E / 12.25; 7.5Coordinates: 12°15′N 7°30′E / 12.25°N 7.5°E / 12.25; 7.5
Country  Nigeria
Date created 23 September 1987
Capital Katsina
Government
 – Governor
(List)
Ibrahim Shema (PDP)
 – Senators
 – Representatives
Area
 – Total 24,192 km2 (9,340.6 sq mi)
Area rank 17th of 36
Population (1991 census)
 – Total 3,878,344
 – Estimate (2005) 6,483,429
 – Rank 5th of 36
 – Density 160.3/km2 (415.2/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)
 – Year 2007
 – Total $6.02 billion[1]
 – Per capita $1,017[1]
Time zone WAT (UTC+01)
ISO 3166 code NG-KT

Katsina State is a state in northern Nigeria. Its capital is Katsina, and its governor is Ibrahim Shema, a member of the People's Democratic Party. In 1987, Katsina State was formed from part of Kaduna State.

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Demographics

The Hausa people (sometimes grouped with the Fulani as Hausa-Fulani) are the largest ethnic group.[2]

Religion

The state is mostly Muslim, and Gobarau Minaret is an important building. Sharia is valid in the entire state. The Church of Nigeria has a Diocese of Katsina. [3] The Redeemed Christian Church of God and the Roman Catholic Church are present in the state. [4][5] Nigerian sectarian violence takes place in the state. [6]

Local Government Areas

Of Nigeria's 774 Local Government Areas, 34 are in Katsina State. They are:

People from Katsina State

  • Mohammed Bello, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
  • Muhammadu Buhari, former military leader
  • Amina Lawal, woman sentenced to death for giving birth to a child outside of wedlock (the sentence was overturned)
  • Aliyu Musa, member of the House of Representatives for the Bindawa/Mani constituency
  • Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, politician and major general
  • Umaru Yar'Adua, former President of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010 and former governor; brother of Shehu
  • Hamza Rafindadi Zayyad, former head of the Technical Committee on Privatization and Commercialization
  • Abdulmuminu Kabir,Emir of Katsina
  • Isa Kaita, first northern Nigeria minister of education and speaker of the house of parliament
  • Hassan Usman former military vice president and governor of the northern region.
  • Mohammed Tukur Liman former senate majority leader.
  • Umaru Faruk Abdullahi former president of the Nigerian court of appeal

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