Kaduna

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Kaduna is a major industrial and political center in northern Nigeria, known for its diverse population and role as the capital of Kaduna State.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form As subject As object
Kaduna, Nigeria 0 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeDivision Kaduna North Local Government Area
Kaduna South Local Government Area
capitalOf Kaduna State NERFINISHED
climate tropical savanna climate
continent Africa
country Nigeria
countrySubdivision Northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria
distanceFromAbuja approximately 200 km north of Abuja
economicRole major commercial hub in Northern Nigeria
governingBody Kaduna State
surface form: Kaduna State Government
hasEthnicGroup Fulani
Gbagyi
Hausa
Other Nigerian ethnic groups
hasFacility Ahmadu Bello Stadium
Kaduna Polytechnic
Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company
Nigerian Defence Academy (permanent site nearby)
hasUniversity Kaduna State University (located in Kaduna)
historicalRole colonial administrative center in Northern Nigeria
military garrison town
languageSpoken English
Hausa
locatedIn Kaduna State NERFINISHED
Northern Nigeria NERFINISHED
majorIndustry agro‑allied industries
manufacturing
petrochemicals
textiles
namedAfter Kaduna River
politicalSignificance important center for northern Nigerian politics
populationCharacteristic ethnically diverse
religiously diverse
regionCode NG-KD
religionPracticed Christianity
Islam
river Kaduna River
role industrial center
political center
state capital
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT)
surface form: West Africa Time
transportInfrastructure A2 highway
Kaduna International Airport
railway connection to Kano
railway connection to Lagos
utcOffset +1

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kaduna State capital Kaduna
Kaduna State largestCity Kaduna
this entity surface form: Kaduna, Nigeria
Minna roadConnection Kaduna