Sokoto North
Sokoto North is a Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the state capital of Sokoto. It has an area of 51 km2 and had a population of 232,846 at the 2006 census.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sokoto.
Sokoto
Photo: Bashir Shatima Mustapha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sokoto is the capital city of Sokoto State in North West Nigeria. Being the seat of the former Sokoto Caliphate, the city is predominantly Muslim and an important seat of Islamic learning in Nigeria.
Sokoto North
- Type: local government area of Nigeria with 233,000 residents
- Description: LGA in Sokoto State, Nigeria
- Location: Sokoto State, North West Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Sokoto North” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sokoto North”
- Chinese: “Pak Sokoto”
- French: “Sokoto Nord”
- Hausa: “Sokoto ta Arewa”
- Igbo: “Ebe Ugwu Sokoto”
- Italian: “Sokoto North”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Pak Sokoto”
- Spanish: “Sokoto North”
- Yoruba: “Agbegbe Ijoba Ibile Ariwa Sokoto”
- Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Àríwá Sokoto”
- Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Àríwá Sókótó”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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