Jigawa State

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf State in Nigeria
gptkbp:annualRainfall 600-1000 mm
gptkbp:area 23,154 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Kano_State
gptkb:Katsina_State
gptkb:Yobe_State
gptkb:Bauchi_State
gptkb:Zinder_Region_(Niger)
gptkbp:capital Dutse
gptkbp:climate tropical savanna
gptkbp:congressionalDistrict 3
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:created August 27, 1991
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Kano_State
gptkbp:district 27
gptkbp:ethnicGroup Hausa
Fulani
gptkbp:governor gptkb:Umar_Namadi
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jigawa State
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code NG-JI
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Jigawa_State_House_of_Assembly
gptkbp:mainCrops gptkb:rice
gptkb:sesame
marina
cotton
sugarcane
sorghum
groundnut
cowpea
gptkbp:mainLanguage Hausa
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Hadejia_River
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_New_World
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Hadejia
gptkb:Birnin_Kudu
gptkb:Gumel
gptkb:Ringim
gptkbp:notableFauna gptkb:Birnin_Kudu_Rock_Paintings
gptkb:Hadejia-Nguru_Wetlands
gptkbp:notableFestival gptkb:Durbar_Festival
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Federal_University_Dutse
gptkb:Jigawa_State_College_of_Education
gptkb:Jigawa_State_College_of_Islamic_and_Legal_Studies
gptkb:Jigawa_State_Polytechnic
gptkbp:population 5,828,163
gptkbp:populationCensusYear 2006
gptkbp:postalCode 720
gptkbp:region gptkb:Northwest_Nigeria
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:West_Africa_Time
gptkbp:utcOffset +1
gptkbp:website www.jigawastate.gov.ng
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2011_post-election_violence
gptkb:Hadejia_River
gptkb:Biram_Emirate
gptkb:Babura_River
gptkb:Kano_State
gptkb:northern_Nigeria
gptkb:Hausa_Maguzawa
gptkb:Gashin
gptkb:Jigawa_State_University
gptkb:Hadejia
gptkb:Komadugu_Yobe_River
gptkb:Federal_University_Dutse
gptkb:Taura_Air_Base
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6