Northern Region

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The Northern Region was the largest and most populous administrative division of early independent Nigeria, encompassing much of the country’s northern territory before later being split into several states.

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Northern Region canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative region
subnational division
area approximately 730,000 square kilometres
capital Kaduna
characteristic largest region in Nigeria by area
most populous region in early independent Nigeria
colonialAdministrator Governor of Northern Region
continent Africa
country Nigeria
created 1946
currency Nigerian pound
dissolved 1967
dissolvedBy creation of 12 states in Nigeria
dominantParty Northern Peoples Congress
establishedFrom Protectorate of Northern Nigeria
ethnicGroup Fulani
Hausa
linked to: Hausa people

Jukun
Kanuri
linked to: Kanuri people

Nupe
Tiv
existedDuring First Nigerian Republic
colonial Nigeria
governmentType parliamentary regional government
headOfGovernmentTitle Premier
historicalEra post-World War II decolonisation era
largestCity Kano
legislature Northern House of Assembly
locatedIn West Africa
northern Nigeria
majorLanguage Fulfulde
Hausa
officialLanguage English
partOf Federation of Nigeria
linked to: Dominion of Nigeria
premier Ahmadu Bello
Kashim Ibrahim
religion Christianity
Islam
sharesBorderWith Cameroon
Chad
French West Africa
Niger
Northern Cameroons (British Trust Territory)
linked to: Northern Cameroons
status defunct
succeededBy Benue-Plateau State
Kano State
Kwara State
North-Central State
North-Eastern State
North-Western State
upperHouse Northern House of Chiefs

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First Republic of Nigeria hadRegion Northern Region