| Zamfara State State nickname: Farming is Our Pride |
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Mahmud Shinkafi (ANPP) | |
| Date Created | 1 October 1996 | |
| Capital | Gusau | |
| Area | 39,762 km² Ranked 7th |
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| Population 1991 Census 2005 est. The following table presents a listing of Nigerian state nicknames The following table presents a listing of Nigeria 's state governors This is a list of Zamfara State leaders See also Nigeria States of Nigeria List of Nigerian state The All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP is a Conservative Political party in Nigeria. The following table presents a listing of Nigeria 's states and the dates of their creation Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The following is a list of Nigerian state capitals See also Gusau is a city located in northwestern Nigeria. It is the capital of Zamfara State. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The following table presents a listing of Nigeria 's 36 states ranked in order of their surface area In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. |
Ranked 23rd N/A 3,602,356 |
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Zamfara State is a state in northwestern Nigeria. The following table presents a listing of Nigeria 's 36 states ranked in order of their total population based on preliminary 2006 Census figures ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Its capital is Gusau and its Governor is Mahmud Shinkafi, a member of the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP). Gusau is a city located in northwestern Nigeria. It is the capital of Zamfara State. This is a list of Zamfara State leaders See also Nigeria States of Nigeria List of Nigerian state The All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP is a Conservative Political party in Nigeria. Until 1996 the area was part of Sokoto State. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) History Since its creation as a state in 1976 Sokoto state has been ruled by governors most ex-military officers who succeeded each another at short intervals
Zamfara State was the first in Nigeria to introduce the Sharia. Sharia ( Arabic: ar شريعة) is the body of Islamic Religious law.
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Local Government Areas
Zamfara State is comprised of 14 Local Government Areas. |||} Nigeria has 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs Each local government area is administered by a Local Government Council consisting of a chairman who is the Chief They are:
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Demographics
Zamfara State is mainly populated by Hausa people, with some members of Gwari, Kamuku, Kambari, Dukawa,Bussawa and Zabarma ethnic communities. Gusau is a city located in northwestern Nigeria. It is the capital of Zamfara State. Kaura-Namoda is a Local Government Area of Zamfara State in Nigeria. The Hausa are a Sahelian people chiefly located in the West African regions of northern Nigeria and southeastern Niger. The Gwari or Gbagyi are an ethnic group in central Nigeria. They are predominantly found in the Niger and Kaduna States and the Federal [1]
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