Katsina State
In the early nineteenth century, the Fulani jihad led to the establishment of Daura and Katsina as emirates within the Sokoto Caliphate.[8][9] Economically, Katsina State is largely reliant on agriculture, with key crops including millet, sorghum, maize, rice, groundnuts, and cotton.Katsina has the fourth lowest Human Development Index and ranks in the mid-range of GDPs in the country.Katsina typically receives about 791.61 millimeters of precipitation and has 54.63 rainy days (14.97% of the time) annually.Cherish Institute Batsari is a privately owned university awarding degrees in health courses.
Katsina (disambiguation)Home of HospitalityCountryNigeriaDate createdCapitalKatsinaGovernorDikko Umar RaddaSenatorsAbdulaziz YaraduaNasir Zangon-DauraRepresentatives17th of 363rd of 36GDP (PPP)Time zoneUTC+01ISO 3166 code32th of 37northwestern geopolitical zoneZamfara StateJigawaKaduna Stateborder withthird most populous state17th out of 36West Sudanian savannasemi-desertSahelian savannaSokotoHausa peopleFulaniChristianityMaguzawaHausa Bakwai statesFulani jihadSokoto CaliphateNorthern Nigeria ProtectorateBritish NigeriaNorthern Regionover 300 children were kidnappedBoko HaramKankarafourth lowestHuman Development Indexmid-rangeGobarau MinaretShariaChurch of NigeriaRedeemed Christian Church of GodRoman Catholic ChurchHistory of Katsinatropical grasslandsavannahsteppe climatetropical savanna climateList of villages in Katsina Statelocal government areasBakoriBatagarawaBatsariBindawaCharanchiDan MusaDandumeDutsin-MaFaskariFuntuaIngawaKankiaKusadaMai'AduaMalumfashiMatazuMusawaSabuwaSafanaSandamuUmaru Musa Yar'adua UniversityAl-Qalam UniversityFederal University, Dutsin-MaFederal University of Transportation, DauraFederal College of Education, KatsinaBayero University KanoNational Open University of NigeriaAhmadu Bello University, ZariaTrans-Sahara HighwayJigawa StateTrans-Sahelian HighwayKano StateDaudawaKatsina AirportMuhammad Dikko dan GidadoAbba Musa RimiGovernor of Kaduna StateAbdulmuminu Kabir UsmanAminu Bello Masarihouse of representativesGovernor of the StateFaruk Umar FarukHabu DauraBayelsa StateHadiza Bala UsmanNigerian Ports AuthorityHamza Rafindadi ZayyadHassan KatsinaIbrahim CoomassieInspector GeneralPoliceIbrahim M. IdaIbrahim ShemaGovernor of Katsina StateIsa KaitaJa'afar Mahmud AdamLawal KaitaLawal Musa DauraState Security ServiceMagaji MuhammedMahmud Kanti BelloSenateMamman ShataMohammed BelloMohammed Tukur LimanNigerian SenateMuhammadu Buhari