Kaduna State

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state in Nigeria

Kaduna State is a major administrative and economic state in northwestern Nigeria, known for its diverse population, educational institutions, and role as a political and industrial hub in the region.

Aliases (2)

Kaduna State Government ×1
Southern Kaduna ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	state in Nigeria →
administrativeDivision	local government areas →
borders	Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria) → Kano State NERFINISHED → Katsina State NERFINISHED → Nassarawa State NERFINISHED → Niger State NERFINISHED → Plateau State NERFINISHED → Zamfara State NERFINISHED →
capital	Kaduna →
climate	tropical savanna climate →
country	Nigeria →
createdFrom	North-Central State →
createdOn	1976-02-03 →
economicRole	major industrial hub in Northern Nigeria →
ethnicDiversity	Fulani → Gbagyi → Hausa → Southern Kaduna ethnic groups →
geopoliticalZone	Northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria →
hasAirport	Kaduna International Airport →
hasIndustrialArea	Kaduna industrial layout →
hasInstitution	Ahmadu Bello University → Kaduna Polytechnic → Nigerian College of Aviation Technology → Nigerian Defence Academy →
hasMilitaryFacility	Nigerian Defence Academy campus in Kaduna →
hasRefinery	Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company →
historicalRole	former administrative headquarters of Northern Nigeria →
isCapitalOfFormerRegion	Northern Region of Nigeria NERFINISHED →
knownFor	diverse population → educational institutions → industrial activities → political significance in Northern Nigeria →
largestCity	Kaduna →
locatedIn	Northwestern Nigeria NERFINISHED →
namedAfter	Kaduna River →
numberOfLocalGovernmentAreas	23 →
officialLanguage	English →
politicalStatus	important political center in Northern Nigeria →
postalCodePrefix	80 →
region	Northern Nigeria NERFINISHED →
religiousComposition	Christianity → Islam →
river	Kaduna River →
timeZone	West Africa Time →
utcOffset	+1 →
vehicleRegistrationCode	KD →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Federal Capital Territory → Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria →	borderedBy
Atyap people ("Southern Kaduna") → Zazzau Emirate →	locatedIn
Kaduna ("Kaduna State Government") →	governingBody
Northern Nigeria →	hasState