Katsina State

Katsina State
—  State  —
Nickname(s): Home of Hospitality
Location of Katsina State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°15′N 7°30′E / 12.25°N 7.5°E / 12.25; 7.5Coordinates: 12°15′N 7°30′E / 12.25°N 7.5°E / 12.25; 7.5
Country	Nigeria
Date created	23 September 1987
Capital	Katsina
Government
– Governor (List)	Ibrahim Shema (PDP)
– Senators
– Representatives
Area
– Total	24,192 km2 (9,340.6 sq mi)
Area rank	17th of 36
Population (1991 census)
– Total	3,878,344
– Estimate (2005)	6,483,429
– Rank	5th of 36
– Density	160.3/km2 (415.2/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)
– Year	2007
– Total	$6.02 billion[1]
– Per capita	$1,017[1]
Time zone	WAT (UTC+01)
ISO 3166 code	NG-KT

Katsina State is a state in northern Nigeria. Its capital is Katsina, and its governor is Ibrahim Shema, a member of the People's Democratic Party. In 1987, Katsina State was formed from part of Kaduna State.

Demographics

The Hausa people (sometimes grouped with the Fulani as Hausa-Fulani) are the largest ethnic group.^[2]

Religion

The state is mostly Muslim, and Gobarau Minaret is an important building. Sharia is valid in the entire state. The Church of Nigeria has a Diocese of Katsina. ^[3] The Redeemed Christian Church of God and the Roman Catholic Church are present in the state. ^[4][5] Nigerian sectarian violence takes place in the state. ^[6]

Local Government Areas

Of Nigeria's 774 Local Government Areas, 34 are in Katsina State. They are:

• Bakori
• Batagarawa
• Batsari
• Baure
• Bindawa
• Charanchi
• Dan Musa
• Dandume
• Danja
• Daura
• Dutsi
• Dutsin-Ma
• Faskari
• Funtua
• Ingawa
• Jibia
• Kafur
• Kaita
• Kankara
• Kankia
• Katsina
• Kurfi
• Kusada
• Mai'Adua
• Malumfashi
• Mani
• Mashi
• Matazu
• Musawa
• Rimi
• Sabuwa
• Safana
• Sandamu
• Zango

People from Katsina State

• Mohammed Bello, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
• Muhammadu Buhari, former military leader
• Amina Lawal, woman sentenced to death for giving birth to a child outside of wedlock (the sentence was overturned)
• Aliyu Musa, member of the House of Representatives for the Bindawa/Mani constituency
• Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, politician and major general
• Umaru Yar'Adua, former President of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010 and former governor; brother of Shehu
• Hamza Rafindadi Zayyad, former head of the Technical Committee on Privatization and Commercialization
• Abdulmuminu Kabir,Emir of Katsina
• Isa Kaita, first northern Nigeria minister of education and speaker of the house of parliament
• Hassan Usman former military vice president and governor of the northern region.
• Mohammed Tukur Liman former senate majority leader.
• Umaru Faruk Abdullahi former president of the Nigerian court of appeal

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "C-GIDD (Canback Global Income Distribution Database)". Canback Dangel. http://www.cgidd.com. Retrieved 2008-08-20. 
2. ^ Nkromah, Gamal. "Nigeria fastened with nails". Al-Ahram Weekly Online. Al-Ahram Weekly. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/841/in4.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-24. 
3. ^ http://www.anglican-nig.org/KadunaP_katsina.htm
4. ^ http://sunday.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7377&catid=19&Itemid=28
5. ^ http://dynamic.csw.org.uk/article.asp?t=news&id=809
6. ^ http://www.transparencyng.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4135:7-killed-65-churches-burnt-in-katsina&catid=241:april-2011-polls&Itemid=171