Sokoto South
Sokoto South is a Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in Sarkin Zamfara. It has an area of 41 km2 and a population of 194,914 at the 2006 census.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sokoto.
Sokoto
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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 South
- 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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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yoruba—“Sokoto South” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “صكتو الجنوب”
- Catalan: “Sokoto Sud”
- Cebuano: “Sokoto South”
- Chinese: “Lâm Sokoto”
- French: “Sokoto Sud”
- Hausa: “Sokoto ta Kudu”
- Igbo: “Sokoto south”
- Italian: “Sokoto South”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Lâm Sokoto”
- Spanish: “Sokoto South”
- Yoruba: “Agbegbe Ijoba Ibile Guusu Sokoto”
- Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Gúúsù Sokoto”
- Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Gúúsù Sókótó”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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