21 Facts About Kaduna State

The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna which happened to be the 8th largest city in the country as at 2006.

The fourth largest and third most populous state in the country, Kaduna State is nicknamed the Centre of Learning, owing to the presence of numerous educational institutions of importance within the state such as Ahmadu Bello University.

Name Kaduna State is believed to be a corruption of the Hausa word Kada, which means crocodile; the Kaduna State River previously hosted a large crocodile population.

Meanwhile, Kaduna State was further divided in 1987, creating Katsina State.

Under the governance of Kaduna State are the ancient cities of Zaria, Kafanchan, and Nok, the area where Africa's earliest civilization is recorded to have been excavated.

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In 2019 Kaduna State celebrated its 100-year anniversary, making it one of the oldest states in Nigeria.

Kaduna State is located at the Northern part of Nigeria's high plains.

The Kaduna state is located between latitude 10 degree centi 38'58" N and 10 degree centi 25'36" north of the equator to longitude 7 degree centi 22'14" east and 7 degree centi 32'00" east of the Greenwich Meridian.

Kaduna State was ranked number four by total area of land and number three by population.

Kaduna State economy was ranked 15th largest state in Nigerian economy from 2002 to 2008, and it made up 3.

In Kaduna State there are many means of communication through mass media, broadcasting, internet communication and banking transaction.

In Kaduna State there are 21 radio stations and more than four television stations broadcasting.

Kaduna State is populated by about 59 to 63 different ethnic groups, if not more, with the exactitude of the number requiring further verification through field work.

The people of Kaduna State are very religious, causing two religious crises in 2001 and 2002, the Miss World riots.

Until full scale research is undertaken, the diversity of Kaduna state remains blurred as some ethnic groups are so small in population that they are often overshadowed by the larger groups who live near them.

Kaduna State is one of the largest centres of education in Nigeria.

All secondary schools in Kaduna are owned by the state government, federal government or private organisations.

In Kaduna State there are a lot of ethnic groups, which lead to the variation of culture and architectural style, this include the city wall of Zaria.

Kaduna State has over 1,000 primary healthcare facilities to cater to every resident, even in the most remote village or ward of the state.

The Kaduna State government run a football club called Kaduna United FC The club participated in playing Nigerian Professional Football League but are under relegation.

Kaduna State has a museum and a park, the Kofar Gamji park and Zoo.