Northern Region
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The Northern Region was the largest and most populous administrative division of early independent Nigeria, encompassing much of the country’s northern territory before later being split into several states.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northern Region canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former administrative region
ⓘ
subnational division ⓘ |
| area | approximately 730,000 square kilometres ⓘ |
| capital | Kaduna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
largest region in Nigeria by area
ⓘ
most populous region in early independent Nigeria ⓘ |
| colonialAdministrator | Governor of Northern Region ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| created | 1946 ⓘ |
| currency | Nigerian pound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1967 ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | creation of 12 states in Nigeria ⓘ |
| dominantParty | Northern Peoples Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedFrom | Protectorate of Northern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Fulani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hausa NERFINISHED ⓘ Jukun NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanuri NERFINISHED ⓘ Nupe NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| existedDuring |
First Nigerian Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colonial Nigeria ⓘ |
| governmentType | parliamentary regional government ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle | Premier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | post-World War II decolonisation era ⓘ |
| largestCity | Kano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislature | Northern House of Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
West Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Nigeria ⓘ |
| majorLanguage |
Fulfulde
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hausa ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Federation of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premier |
Ahmadu Bello
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kashim Ibrahim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| sharesBorderWith |
Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ French West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Cameroons (British Trust Territory) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Benue-Plateau State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kano State NERFINISHED ⓘ Kwara State NERFINISHED ⓘ North-Central State NERFINISHED ⓘ North-Eastern State NERFINISHED ⓘ North-Western State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upperHouse | Northern House of Chiefs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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