Jigawa State

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state in Nigeria

Jigawa State is a predominantly agricultural state in northern Nigeria known for its rural communities and proximity to the Republic of Niger.

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf state in Nigeria →
administrativeDivisionOf Nigeria →
surface form: Federal Republic of Nigeria
agriculturalProduct cowpea →
groundnut →
millet →
sesame →
sorghum →
bordersWith Bauchi State NERFINISHED →
Kano State NERFINISHED →
Katsina State NERFINISHED →
Republic of Niger →
Yobe State NERFINISHED →
borderTypeToNiger land border →
capital Dutse →
climate semi-arid →
country Nigeria →
createdFrom Kano State NERFINISHED →
createdOn 1991-08-27 →
dominantReligion Islam →
economicSector crop farming →
livestock rearing →
federalCapital Abuja →
geopoliticalZone North-West Nigeria NERFINISHED →
governorTitle Governor of Jigawa State →
hasInternationalBorderWith Republic of Niger →
hasLocalGovernmentAreas 27 →
hasMajorCity Dutse →
hasMajorRiver Hadejia →
surface form: Hadejia River
hasMajorTown Gumel →
Hadejia →
Kazaure →
hasNickname The New World →
hasSenatorialDistricts 3 →
isoCode NG-JI →
knownFor agriculture →
rural communities →
legislature Jigawa State House of Assembly →
locatedIn Northern Nigeria NERFINISHED →
majorEthnicGroup Fulani →
Hausa →
majorLanguage Hausa →
officialLanguage English →
regionType predominantly rural →
sharesCulturalArea Hausa-Fulani →
surface form: Hausa–Fulani cultural region
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT) →
surface form: West Africa Time
usesCurrency Nigerian naira →
utcOffset +1 →
vehicleRegistrationCode JIG →

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Northern Nigeria → hasState → Jigawa State →