Zaria Local Government Area
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Zaria Local Government Area is an administrative region in Kaduna State, Nigeria, centered on the historic city of Zaria, a major Hausa-Fulani cultural and commercial hub.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zaria Local Government Area canonical | 2 |
| Sabon Gari (urban area of Zaria) | 1 |
| Tudun Wada (area of Zaria) | 1 |
| Zaria Local Government Council | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division
ⓘ
local government area ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Zaria Local Government Area
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sabon Gari (urban area of Zaria)
Zaria Local Government Area self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tudun Wada (area of Zaria)
Zaria ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Hausa architecture
ⓘ
Islamic scholarship ⓘ |
| demographicGroup | predominantly Muslim population ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
education services ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Fulani
ⓘ
Hausa people ⓘ
surface form:
Hausa
|
| governedBy |
Zaria Local Government Area
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Zaria Local Government Council
|
| governmentType | local government council ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeCenter | Zaria ⓘ |
| hasDrySeason | yes ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
Ahmadu Bello University
ⓘ
Nigerian College of Aviation Technology ⓘ |
| hasMajorRoad |
A2 highway (Nigeria)
ⓘ
surface form:
A2 highway (Kaduna–Zaria road)
railway line between Kaduna and Kano ⓘ |
| hasRainySeason | yes ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalRuler | Emir of Zazzau ⓘ |
| historicallyPartOf | Hausa city-states region ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Zazzau Emirate ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hausa-Fulani culture
ⓘ
agricultural trade ⓘ commerce ⓘ |
| language |
Hausa
ⓘ
surface form:
Hausa language
|
| locatedIn |
Kaduna State
ⓘ
Northern Nigeria ⓘ |
| majorMarket |
Sabon Gari market
ⓘ
Zaria central market ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Zaria ⓘ |
| partOf | Kaduna State local government areas ⓘ |
| postalCodeType | 3-digit postal code prefix ⓘ |
| region |
Northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
North-West geopolitical zone of Nigeria
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| subdivisionName1 | Kaduna State ⓘ |
| subdivisionName2 | Nigeria ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | Local Government Area ⓘ |
| timezone |
West Africa Time (WAT)
ⓘ
surface form:
West Africa Time
|
| traditionalTitle |
Zazzau Emirate
ⓘ
surface form:
Zazzau
|
| utcOffset | +1 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sabon Gari (urban area of Zaria)
this entity surface form:
Tudun Wada (area of Zaria)
this entity surface form:
Zaria Local Government Council