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Zaria
Kaduna State, Nigeria · Africa
About Zaria
Zaria sits on the route: 20 minutes from Hunkuyi.
Zaria is in Kaduna State, Nigeria, with about 980,000 people. The nearest town is Hunkuyi, about 19 km away.
Zaria (formerly Zazzau) is a metropolitan city in Nigeria, located within four local government areas in Kaduna State. It serves as the capital of the Zazzau Emirate Council and is one of the original seven Hausa city-states. The local government areas comprising Zaria are Zaria, Sabon Gari, Giwa, and Soba localRead more
government areas of Kaduna State, Nigeria.
It contains Nigeria's largest university, Ahmadu Bello University, and various tertiary institutions including the Federal College of Education (FCE Zaria), Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology, Nigeria Institute of Leather and Science Technology and Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic. Department of Agriculture Ahmed Bello University Zaria. Ameer Shehu Idris College of Advanced Diploma.
From the 2006 population census, Zaria was estimated to have 736,000 people. It is home to the Emir of Zazzau.
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Zaria is in Kaduna State, Nigeria, about 19 km from Hunkuyi.
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- Population
- 980,000
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Nigeria
- Region
- Kaduna State
- Timezone
- Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates
- 11.1113, 7.7227
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