Katsina State

Katsina, usually referred to as Katsina State to distinguish it from the city of Katsina, is a state in North West zone of Nigeria. Its capital is Katsina, and its Governor is Aminu Bello Masari, a member of the All Progressives Congress. Katsina State was brought out of old Kaduna State in 1987.

Katsina State
State
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Nickname(s): 
Home of Hospitality
Location of Katsina State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°15′N 7°30′E
Country Nigeria
Date created23 September 1987
CapitalKatsina
Government
 • Governor
(List)		Aminu Bello Masari (APC)
 • Deputy GovernorMannir Yakubu
 • Senators
Area
 • Total24,192 km2 (9,341 sq mi)
Area rank17th of 36
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total5,801,584[1]
 • Rank5th of 36
GDP (PPP)
 • Year2007
 • Total$6.02 billion[2]
 • Per capita$1,017[2]
Time zoneUTC+01 (WAT)
postal code
820001
ISO 3166 codeNG-KT
HDI (2018)0.454[3]
low · 30th of 37
WebsiteOfficial website

Demography

The Hausa people (sometimes grouped with the Fulani as Hausa-Fulani) are the largest ethnic group.[4]

Religion

The state is predominantly Muslim, and Gobarau Minaret is an important building. Sharia is valid in the entire state. The Church of Nigeria has a Diocese of Katsina.[5] The Redeemed Christian Church of God and the Roman Catholic Church are fairly present in the state.[6][7]

Local Government Areas
See also: List of villages in Katsina State

Katsina State consists of thirty-four (34) Local Government Areas. They are:

Education

Katsina State is a centre of both formal and informal education. Currently it has Federal College of Education Katsina, Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic, Federal University Dutsin-Ma, the federal University of katsina state, which was renamed after the late President Umaru Musa Yar'adua, Umaru Musa Yar'adua University, Alqalam University Katsina; Yusufu Bala Usman College of Legal, and General Studies, Daura and the School of Basic and Remedial Studies, Funtua (SBRS/ABU Funtua) and Isa Kaita College of Education Dutsin-Ma, located at Dutsin-ma town. There are seven degree awarding institutions in the state. Owned by different bodies the institutions are Umaru Musa Yar'adua University, owned by the state government. Alqalam University Katsina, the first Islamic university in Nigeria and it is privately owned. Federal University Dutsinma, owned by the federal government. Federal College of Education Katsina (affiliated to Bayero University Kano). National Open University of Nigeria, Isa Kaita College of Education Dutsinma (affiliated to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria), a state owned college of education. Cherish Institute Batsari, a privately owned university awarding degree in health courses.[8]

Coronavirus

In spite of measures taken by the state government to prevent the spread of COVID-19 into the state, on 7 April 2020, a doctor died of cases related to Coronavirus and his family members were tested positive.[9] Later, one of the doctor's patients also died. To contain the spread of the virus, state government ordered lockdown in the state and dispatched police to assure obedience of the law. However, there have been cases violating the order and people accused the government for locking down worshiping grounds such as churches and Juma'ah mosques while major markets such as Yar Kutungu, Himata, Greenhouse, Mudassir etc were operating. There was a clash between police and youths in Kusada local government area resulting to death and arrests of civilians.[10]

Notable people from Katsina State
The Emir of Katsina, Muhammad Dikko dan Gidado, and other officials, 1911


References
  1. "2006 PHC Priority Tables – NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION". population.gov.ng. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  2. "C-GIDD (Canback Global Income Distribution Database)". Canback Dangel. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  3. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. Nkromah, Gamal. "Nigeria fastened with nails". Al-Ahram Weekly Online. Al-Ahram Weekly. Archived from the original on 2007-05-04. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  5. Archived January 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2011-08-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Two churches destroyed in Bauchi State, Nigeria". Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  8. Malam Mustapha 7 institutions currently running degree programs in Katsina http://katsinapost.com.ng/2018/05/17/7-institutions-currently-running-degree-programs-in-katsina/
  9. "Doctor dies from complications of COVID-19 in Daura". TheCable. 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  10. "COVID-19: Police station burnt in Katsina over Juma'at prayer -". The NEWS. 2020-03-28. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
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