Kaduna

Kaduna
Clockwise from top:
Lugard Hall, the Kaduna River, columns in honour of Elizabeth II's state visit, and entrance of Hassan Usman Katsina House
Kaduna is located in Nigeria
Kaduna
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 10°31′23″N 7°26′25″E / 10.52306°N 7.44028°E / 10.52306; 7.44028
Country Nigeria
StateKaduna State
Government
 • GovernorUba Sani
Area
 • Total
431 km2 (166 sq mi)
Elevation
250 m (820 ft)
Population
 (2006 census)[1]
 • Total
760,084
 • Rank8th
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
 • Ethnicities
GDP (PPP, 2015 int. Dollar)
 • Year2023
 • Total$9.7 billion[2]
 • Per capita$8,200
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (CEST)
ClimateAw
Websitewww.kdsg.gov.ng

Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Nigeria. It is located in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River. It is a trade center and a major transportation hub as the gateway to northern states of Nigeria, with its rail and important road network.[3][4]

The population of Kaduna was put at 760,084 as of the 2006 Nigerian census.[5] Rapid urbanization since 2005 has created an increasingly large population, and as at 2023, the city has an estimated population of 1.1 million people.[6]

  1. ^ Summing the 2 LGAs Kaduna North/South as per Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette (15 May 2007). "Legal Notice on Publication of the Details of the Breakdown of the National and State Provisional Totals 2006 Census" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
  2. ^ "TelluBase—Nigeria Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  3. ^ "Kaduna - Abuja Train Schedule & Ticket Prices (August 2023) | Nigerian Price". 2020-08-01. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  4. ^ "Encyclopedia Britannica | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  5. ^ "Kaduna (State, Nigeria) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  6. ^ "Kaduna Population 2023". worldpopulationreview.com. Retrieved 2023-02-11.

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