Katsina State
Katsina is a state in Nigeria's North West geopolitical zone.
- Capital
- Katsina
- Population
- 9.3M
- Total area
- 23,978 km²
- LGAs
- 34
- House Reps (total)
- 15
- IGR (2024)
- ₦39.2B
- Capital
- Katsina
- Population
- 9.3M
- 2023 estimate
- Land area
- 23,978 km²
- LGAs
- 34
- Senate seats
- 3
- IGR (2024)
- ₦39.2B
- internally generated revenue
Sub-national administrative units
Local government areas (34)
34 constitutional tier-3 units
Geopolitical synthesis
Katsina in the federation
Katsina is a state in Nigeria's North West geopolitical zone.
Bordering territories & maritime boundaries
- Land bordersJigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Zamfara
- International borderRepublic of Benin
Quick facts
- Date created
- 1987
- Known as
- Home of Hospitality
- Population
- ~9,300,000
- Climate classification
- Tropical Wet & Dry / Savanna
- LGAs
- 34
- Distance to Abuja
- 367 km
Languages, stories and places to explore
Languages spoken
Major cities
Katsina · Funtua · Daura
What to explore · learn
Katsina's nickname reflects a long-standing local reputation for hospitality to traders and travellers along historic caravan routes.
Katsina was one of the seven original Hausa city-states (Hausa Bakwai) and a major centre of Islamic scholarship before and after the Sokoto Jihad.
Daura is regarded in Hausa tradition as the ancestral home of the Hausa people, linked to the Bayajidda legend.
Daura
Cultural groups & homelands
Daura Emirate
5 LGAsHausa communities of northern Katsina State around Daura, regarded in tradition as the ancestral home of the Hausa.
Metro areas
Katsina Metropolis
Katsina State's capital, one of the original Hausa city-states and a historic centre of Islamic scholarship.