Katsina

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Katsina

Total population

318,459

Coordinates12.99°, 7.60°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics (Nigeria). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Katsina is a Local Government Area and the capital city of Katsina State, in northern Nigeria.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

President of Nigeria (1951-2010)

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Amina Lawal

Nigerian sentenced to death

Andy Griffiths

Australian children's author

Shehu Musa Yar'Adua

Vice President of Nigeria (1943–1997)

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Alh.Dr Mamman Shata

Nigerian Hausa traditional musician (1923–1999)

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Abdulmumini Aminu

Nigerian politician

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Ahmed Muhammad Daku

Nigerian politician and general

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Ahmed Sani Stores

Nigerian senator

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Ibrahim Coomassie

Nigerian police officer

Isa Kaita

Nigerian politician

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Lawal Kaita

Nigerian politician

Turai Yar'Adua

First Lady of Nigeria

Umaru Mutallab

Nigerian politician and banker

Usman Nagogo

Emir of Katsina

Hassan Katsina

Nigerian Army general

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Mohammed Bello

Nigerian judge

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Katsina

• Kaita
  11.5 mi away
• Gurbin Baure
  37.1 mi away
• Dutsin Ma
  37.6 mi away
• Daura
  48.5 mi away
• Zango
  59.8 mi away
• Malumfashi
  83.2 mi away
• Funtua
  103.2 mi away
• Sukamara
  7173.9 mi away
• Nanga Bulik
  7183.5 mi away
• Pangkalan Bun
  7204.6 mi away
• Kuala Pembuang
  7276.7 mi away
• Sampit
  7291 mi away

Browse all places in Katsina →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Katsina

The transformation of Katsina, 1400-1883

Yusufu Bala Usman · 1981

Katsina

Zena Pearlstone · 2001

Katsina State entry

Katsina State History and Culture Bureau · 1992

K'Atsina

Lana M. Harrigan · 1998

Turmin danya

Sulaiman Ibrahim Katsina · 1982

Hopi Katsina Anomalies

Barent W. Walsh · 2023

Muhamman Dikko, Emir of Katsina and his times

Labo Yari · 2007

Kulb̳a na b̳arna ana

Umaru Danjuma Katsina · 1979

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Water Pear

Syzygium guineense

Seen 2026-09-19

banded-legged golden orb-web spider

Trichonephila senegalensis

Seen 2026-09-18

Sesame

Sesamum indicum

Seen 2026-09-17

Neem

Azadirachta indica

Seen 2026-09-17

Egyptian Toad

Sclerophrys regularis

Seen 2026-09-17

Beach Morning Glory

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Seen 2026-09-17

Cat's Claw

Martynia annua

Seen 2026-09-16

feathery pennisetum

Cenchrus setosus

Seen 2026-09-16

Red-billed Firefinch

Lagonosticta senegala

Seen 2026-09-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).