Sokoto State

Sokoto State
Jihar Sokoto (Hausa)
𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤧𞤮𞥅𞤳𞤮𞥅𞤼𞤮𞥅 (Fula)
Flag of Sokoto State
Seal of Sokoto State
Nicknames: 
Location of Sokoto State in Nigeria
Location of Sokoto State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 13°05′N 05°15′E / 13.083°N 5.250°E / 13.083; 5.250
Country Nigeria
Date created3 February 1976
CapitalSokoto
Government
 • BodyGovernment of Sokoto State
 • Governor
(List)
Ahmad Aliyu (APC)
 • Deputy GovernorIdris Muhammad Gobir (APC)
 • LegislatureSokoto State House of Assembly
 • SenatorsE: Senator Ibrahim lamido (APC)
N: Aliyu Wamakko (APC)
S: Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (PDP)
 • RepresentativesList
Area
 • Total25,973 km2 (10,028 sq mi)
 • Rank16th of 36
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total3,702,676[1]
 • Estimate 
(2022)
6,391,000[2]
 • Rank11th of 36
GDP (PPP)
 • Year2021
 • Total$18.44 billion[3]
20th of 36
 • Per capita$3,174[3]
22nd of 36
Time zoneUTC+01 (WAT)
postal code
840001
ISO 3166 codeNG-SO
HDI (2021)0.336[4]
low · 36th of 37

Sokoto State (Hausa: Jihar Sokoto; Fula: 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤧𞤮𞥅𞤳𞤮𞥅𞤼𞤮𞥅, Leydi Sokoto) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the extreme northwest of the country. Bounded by Republic of the Niger to the north and west for 363 km (226 miles), and the states of Zamfara to the east, and Kebbi to the south and west, partly across the Ka River. Its capital and largest city is the city of Sokoto. Sokoto is located near to the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2022 it has an estimated population of more than 6.3 million.

Being the seat of the former Sokoto Caliphate, the city is predominantly Muslim and an important seat of Islamic learning in Nigeria. The Sultan who heads the caliphate is effectively the spiritual leader of Nigerian Muslims.

  1. ^ "2006 PHC Priority Tables – NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION". population.gov.ng. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Sokoto State: Subdivision". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b Okeowo, Gabriel; Fatoba, Iyanuoluwa, eds. (13 October 2022). "State of States 2022 Edition" (PDF). Budgit.org. BudgIT. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.

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