Sokoto

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Sokoto

Total population

427,760

Coordinates13.06°, 5.24°

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

Overview

Sokoto is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the extreme northwest of the country. It is bounded by Republic of the Niger to the north and west for 363 km, and the states of Zamfara to the east, and Kebbi to the south and west, partly across the Ka River. Its capital and largest city is the city of Sokoto. Sokoto is located near to the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2022 it has an estimated population of more than 6.3 million.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

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Ibezito Ogbonna

Nigerian footballer

Sa'adu Abubakar

Sultan of Sokoto

Nana Asma’u

Nigerian princess and poet

Ahmadu Tall

Toucouleur ruler (1836–1897)

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Abdullahi Balarabe Salame

Nigerian politician

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Ahmed Muhammad Maccido

Nigerian politician

A

Aliyu Abubakar

Nigerian politician

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Badamasi Maccido

Nigerian politician

B

Bello Jibrin Gada

Nigerian politician

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Egbo Osita

footballer

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Idris Legbo Kutigi

Nigerian judge

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Josephine Anenih

Nigerian feminist and politician

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Mohammed Arzika

Nigerian politician (1943-2015)

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Umaru Dahiru

Nigerian politician

Yusuf Sulaiman

Nigerian politician

Shehu Abdullahi

Nigerian association football player

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

Nearby places in Sokoto

• Wamako
  9.1 mi away
• Alkamu
  10.5 mi away
• Ammanawa
  11.6 mi away
• Dange
  16.2 mi away
• Rabah
  18.6 mi away
• Gwadabawa
  20.4 mi away
• Salame
  24.6 mi away · pop. 5,870
• Silame
  26.5 mi away
• Tangaza
  29.3 mi away
• Shagari
  34.2 mi away
• Goronyo
  39.3 mi away
• Kajiji
  41.5 mi away

Browse all places in Sokoto →

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 Sokoto

The Sokoto Caliphate

Murray Last · 1967

Ahmadu Bello Sardauna of Sokoto

John N. Paden · 1986

Warfare in the Sokoto Caliphate

Joseph P. Smaldone · 1976

The Fulani Empire of Sokoto

Hugh Anthony Stephens Johnston · 1967

Ahmadu Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto

John N Paden · 1986

Plantation Slavery in the Sokoto Caliphate

Mohammed Bashir Salau · 2018

Sultans of Sokoto

Alkasum Abba · 2016

Histoire du Gobir et de Sokoto

Boubou Hama · 1967

Search results from Open Library.