| Capital: |
Katsina |
| Area: |
???
sq kilometres |
| Population: |
4,437,241
(1997 FOS est.) |
| Language: |
Hausa |
Location
The State is bounded in the East by Kano State,
in the West by Sokoto State, in the South by
Kaduna State and in the North by the Niger
Republic.
History
Katsina State was
created in September 1989 and carved out of the
former Kaduna State.
It is made up of
two emirates which feature prominently in the
establishment of the seven Hausa Kingdoms.
The lineage
between Bayajida and Daurama produced the
founders of Daura, Katsina, Zaria, Kano, Rano
Gobir and Biram. The legendary Kusugu well where
the snake called Sarki was slain is one of the
torist attractions of Daura.
Katsina was
founded by Kumayo and before the Fulani conquest
had been an important seat of learning and a
commercial centre of the trans-Saharan Trade. It
provided one of the earliest education centres
of the north.
Local
Government Areas
Bakori,
Batagarawa, Batsari, Baure, Bindawa, Charanchi,
Dandume, Danja, Dan Musa, Daura, Dutsi, Dutsin-Ma,
Faskari, Funtua, Ingawa, Jibia, Kafur, Kaita,
Kankara, Kankia, Katsina, Kurfi, Kusada,
Mai'Adua, Malumfashi, Mani, Mashi, Matazuu,
Musawa, Rimi, Sabuwa, Safana, Sandamu, Zango
