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| Capital: |
Dutse |
| Area: |
23,154
km²square |
| Population: |
4,988,888
(2005 est.) |
| Language: |
Hausa |
| Governor: |
Sule
Lamido (PDP) |
| ISO
3166-2: |
NG-JI |
| Date
Created: |
27
August 1991 |
| Population
Rank: |
Ranked
8th |
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Jigawa State is a state in central northern Nigeria. Its capital
is Dutse.
Jigawa State is one of thirty-six States that constitute Federal
Republic of Nigeria. It is situated in north-western part of
the country between Latitudes 11.00oN to 13.00oN and Longitudes
8.00oE to 10.15oE. Kano and Katsina States border Jigawa to
the west, Bauchi State to the east and Yobe State to the northeast.
To the north, Jigawa shares an international border with Republic
of Niger, which is a unique opportunity for cross-border trading
activities. Government readily took advantage of this by initiating
and establishing a Free-Trade Zone at the Border town of Maigatari.
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Jigawa
State was carved out of Kano State on 27th August, 1991.
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The people
of the state are mainly farmers. Food crops produced include
maize, millet and guinea corn, cash crops like cotton and
groundnut are also produced.
Livestock
is also an important aspect of the economy of the state. Large
numbers of cattle are reared in the state.
There
are so many industrial enterprises in the state and these
industries operate mostly with raw materials produced locally.
These are in form of agriculture and livestock.
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Jigawa State is blessed with mineral resources: they are
kaolin, tourmaline, amethyst, marl stones, potash, solice,
iron ore, copper, gold, white quartz, refractory clay and
antimony.
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The state
gives priority attention to education of its people. There
are numerous primary and post-primary institutions as well
as technical and teacher's colleges in the state. The state
could be reached either by road or rail.
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Hadejia/Ngum Wetlands and Bird Sanctuary, Jigawa Eco-Tourism/Wildlife
* Binin Kudu Rock Painting Natural/Man-made * Ringim Dyeing
Pits Cultural * Baturiya Birds Sanctuary Wildlife * Wowan
Rafi Lake Natural
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Schools
on The Web:
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State
Liason Office:
Plot 1196, Bishop Oluwole Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Block 24 federal Housing Authority Asokoro Abuja
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