Katsina State

state in Nigeria
AdministrativeArea state_of_nigeria Q657821
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Katsina State

Summary

Katsina State is a state of Nigeria[1]. It draws 847 Wikipedia views per month (state_of_nigeria category, ranking #16 of 43).[2]

Key Facts

  • Katsina State is located in Nigeria[3].
  • Katsina State is in the country of Nigeria[4].
  • Katsina State's head of government is recorded as Dikko Umar Radda[5].
  • Katsina State is on the continent of Africa[6].
  • Katsina State's instance of is recorded as state of Nigeria[7].
  • Katsina State's capital is recorded as Katsina[8].
  • Katsina State's official language is recorded as English[9].
  • Katsina State's shares border with is recorded as Jigawa State[10].
  • Katsina State's shares border with is recorded as Kano State[11].
  • Katsina State's shares border with is recorded as Kaduna State[12].
  • Katsina State's shares border with is recorded as Zamfara State[13].
  • Katsina State's shares border with is recorded as Zinder Region[14].
  • Katsina State's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bakori[15].
  • Katsina State's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bindawa[16].
  • Katsina State's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Batsari[17].
  • Katsina State's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Batagarawa[18].
  • Katsina State's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dutsin-Ma[19].
  • Katsina State's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dutsi[20].
  • Katsina State's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Daura[21].
  • Katsina State's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Danja[22].
  • Katsina State's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dandume[23].
  • Katsina State's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dan Musa[24].
  • Katsina State's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Baure[25].
  • Katsina State's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Charanchi[26].
  • Katsina State's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Funtua[27].

Body

Geography

Katsina State is in the country of Nigeria[4]. It is located in Nigeria[3]. It is on the continent of Africa[6].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+5801584'}[28] and {'amount': '+7831319'}[29].

Designation and Status

Katsina State's instance of is recorded as state of Nigeria[7].

History and Context

September 23, 1987 marks the founding of Katsina State[30].

Why It Matters

Katsina State draws 847 Wikipedia views per month (state_of_nigeria category, ranking #16 of 43).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Katsina State. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/katsina-state
MLA “Katsina State.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/katsina-state.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_katsina-state_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Katsina State}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/katsina-state}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Katsina State — https://4ort.xyz/entity/katsina-state (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/katsina-state · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Phone number +234-821101-8097754572
    Postal code P.M.B. 5001 Dutsin-ma, Katsina State, Nigeria
    Street address Kilometer 60, Along Katsina- Kankara Road
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||cs, kai */ import labels from sitelinks; cleanup"
  2. 5w ago · Specialyvonne · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Email address mailto:info@fudutsinma.edu.ng
    Head of government Dikko Umar Radda
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P968]]: mailto:info@fudutsinma.edu.ng"
  3. 17w ago · Shem.iz · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital Katsina
    Coordinate location {'latitude': 12.25, 'longitude': 7.5}
    Inception +1987-09-23T00:00:00Z
    Legislative body Katsina State House of Assembly
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ml */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32577|batch #32577]]: nig-f-2-dml"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.