Jigawa State
Jigawa is a state in Nigeria's North West geopolitical zone.
- Capital
- Dutse
- Population
- 7.2M
- Total area
- 23,542 km²
- LGAs
- 27
- House Reps (total)
- 11
- IGR (2024)
- ₦59.5B
- Capital
- Dutse
- Population
- 7.2M
- 2023 estimate
- Land area
- 23,542 km²
- LGAs
- 27
- Senate seats
- 3
- IGR (2024)
- ₦59.5B
- internally generated revenue
Sub-national administrative units
Local government areas (27)
27 constitutional tier-3 units
Geopolitical synthesis
Jigawa in the federation
Jigawa is a state in Nigeria's North West geopolitical zone.
Bordering territories & maritime boundaries
- Land bordersBauchi, Kano, Katsina, Yobe
- International borderRepublic of Benin
Quick facts
- Date created
- 1991
- Known as
- The New World
- Population
- ~7,200,000
- Climate classification
- Tropical Wet & Dry / Savanna
- LGAs
- 27
- Distance to Abuja
- 423 km
Languages, stories and places to explore
Languages spoken
Major cities
Dutse · Hadejia · Gumel
What to explore · learn
Jigawa's nickname reflects its status as one of Nigeria's newest states, carved from Kano State in 1991.
Jigawa's historic emirates include Dutse, Hadejia, Gumel, Kazaure and Ringim.
DutseHadejiaGumelThe Hadejia-Nguru floodplain, a Ramsar-listed wetland shared with Yobe State, supports fishing, farming and migratory birds.
Hadejia
Cultural groups & homelands
Hadejia Emirate
5 LGAsHausa communities of the Hadejia Emirate on the Hadejia-Jama'are floodplain of Jigawa State.
Cultural institutions
Jigawa's historic emirates include Dutse, Hadejia, Gumel, Kazaure and Ringim.
Dutse · Hadejia · Gumel · Kazaure
Metro areas
Dutse Metropolis
Jigawa State's capital, seat of the Dutse Emirate, created as a state capital when Jigawa was carved from Kano State in 1991.