Sokoto State

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf State in Nigeria
gptkbp:area 25,973 km²
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Kebbi_State
gptkb:Zamfara_State
gptkb:Niger_Republic
gptkbp:capital Sokoto
gptkbp:climate semi-arid
gptkbp:congressionalDistrict gptkb:Sokoto_East
gptkb:Sokoto_North
gptkb:Sokoto_South
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:created 3 February 1976
gptkbp:deputy gptkb:Idris_Muhammad_Gobir
gptkbp:dominant_language gptkb:Fulfulde
Hausa
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:Dragon
gptkbp:ethnicGroup Hausa
Fulani
gptkbp:governor gptkb:Ahmad_Aliyu
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Seat of the Sokoto Caliphate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sokoto State
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code NG-SO
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Sokoto_State_House_of_Assembly
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity gptkb:crafts
agriculture
livestock rearing
leather works
gptkbp:market gptkb:Sokoto_Central_Market
gptkbp:nickname Seat of the Caliphate
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Rima_River
gptkb:Sokoto_River
gptkb:Bakolori_Dam
gptkb:Goronyo_Dam
gptkbp:notableFestival gptkb:Argungu_Festival
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Sokoto_State_University
gptkb:Usmanu_Danfodiyo_University
gptkb:Sultan_Abdurrahman_School_of_Health_Technology
gptkb:Sultan_Bello_Mosque
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:King
gptkbp:number_of_LGAs 23
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:population 5,106,000
gptkbp:postalCode 840001
gptkbp:region gptkb:North_West_Nigeria
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:West_Africa_Time
gptkbp:utcOffset +1
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode SO
gptkbp:website https://www.sokotostate.gov.ng/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sokoto_Grand_Mosque
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5