Zamfara State

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Zamfara_State

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:area	39,762 km²
gptkbp:borders	gptkb:Kaduna_State gptkb:Katsina_State gptkb:Kebbi_State gptkb:Sokoto_State gptkb:Niger_State
gptkbp:capital	Gusau
gptkbp:congressionalDistrict	gptkb:Zamfara_Central gptkb:Zamfara_North gptkb:Zamfara_West
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:created	1996-10-01
gptkbp:createdBy	gptkb:Sokoto_State
gptkbp:deputy	gptkb:Manir_Dan_Iya
gptkbp:ethnicGroup	Hausa Fulani
gptkbp:governor	gptkb:Dauda_Lawal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Zamfara State
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code	NG-ZA
gptkbp:knownFor	gold mining Sharia law adoption
gptkbp:mainLanguage	gptkb:Fulfulde Hausa
gptkbp:nickname	Farming is Our Pride
gptkbp:numberOfLGAs	14
gptkbp:population	3,278,873
gptkbp:populationCensusYear	2006
gptkbp:postalCode	880001
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Northwest_Nigeria
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:timezone	gptkb:WAT
gptkbp:utcOffset	+1
gptkbp:website	www.zamfarastate.gov.ng
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:2011_post-election_violence gptkb:Kaduna_State gptkb:Sokoto_State gptkb:northern_Nigeria gptkb:Hausa_Maguzawa gptkb:Zamfara_State_University
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6