Katsina

Katsina is a Local Government Area and the capital city of , in northern Nigeria. Located some 260 kilometres east of the city of and 135 kilometres northwest of , close to the border with Republic, in 2016, Katsina's population was estimated at 429,000.
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  • City with about 318,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 510 metres (1,680 feet)
  • Description: local government area in Nigeria
  • Also known as
    “Katsina Local Government Area”
    “KT”
    “Ta Dikko”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Muhammadu Dikko Stadium.
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Stadium
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Katsina

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Latitude
12.9894° or 12° 59′ 22″ north
Longitude
7.6006° or 7° 36′ 2″ east
Open location code
7F49XJQ2+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 501540897
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
8633552
Wiki­data ID
Q937487

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yoruba—“Katsina” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتسينا (مدينة)”
  • Arabic: “كاتسينا”
  • Asturian: “Katsina”
  • Belarusian: “Каціна”
  • Bulgarian: “Катсина”
  • Catalan: “Katsina”
  • Cebuano: “Katsina (kapital sa estado)”
  • Cebuano: “Katsina”
  • Chinese: “卡齐纳”
  • Croatian: “Katsina”
  • Czech: “Katsina”
  • Danish: “Katsina”
  • Dutch: “Katsina”
  • Esperanto: “Katsina”
  • Finnish: “Katsina”
  • French: “Katsina”
  • Fulah: “Katsina”
  • German: “Katsina”
  • Hausa: “Katsina”
  • Hausa: “KT”
  • Hebrew: “קאצינה”
  • Hungarian: “Katsina”
  • Igbo: “Katsina”
  • Igbo: “KT”
  • Igbo: “Ta Dikko”
  • Interlingue: “Katsina”
  • Irish: “Katsina”
  • Italian: “Katsina”
  • Japanese: “カツィナ”
  • Korean: “카치나”
  • Latin: “Casena”
  • Lithuanian: “Kacina”
  • Malagasy: “Katsina”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Katsina”
  • Nigerian Pidgin: “Katsina”
  • Nigerian Pidgin: “Kt”
  • Nigerian Pidgin: “Ta dikko”
  • Northern Frisian: “Katsina”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Katsina”
  • Norwegian: “Katsina”
  • Nupe-Nupe-Tako: “Katsina”
  • Persian: “کاتسینا”
  • Polish: “Katsina”
  • Portuguese: “Catsina”
  • Portuguese: “Katsina”
  • Romanian: “Katsina”
  • Russian: “Кацина”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کاتسینا”
  • Spanish: “Katsina”
  • Swahili: “Katsina”
  • Swedish: “Katsina”
  • Turkish: “Katsina”
  • Ukrainian: “Кацина”
  • Ukrainian: “Каціна”
  • Urdu: “کاسینا (شہر)”
  • Urdu: “کاسینا”
  • Welsh: “Katsina”
  • Yoruba: “Kàtsínà”
  • Yoruba: “KT”
  • Yoruba: “Ta Dikko”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Katsina State: Highlights

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