Katsina State

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Katsina State State nickname: Home of Hospitality
Location
Statistics
Governor (List)	Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (PDP)
Date Created	23 September 1987
Capital	Katsina
Area	24,192 km² Ranked 17th
Population 1991 Census 2005 est.	Ranked 5th 3,878,344 6,483,429
ISO 3166-2	NG-KT

Katsina State is a state in northern Nigeria. Its capital is Katsina. The state was formed in 1987 from part of Kaduna State.

The 34 LGAs of Katsina are:

  1.   Bakori
  2. Batagarawa
  3. Batsari
  4. Baure
  5. Bindawa
  6. Charanchi
  7. Dan-Musa
  8. Dandume
  9. Danja
 10. Duara
 11. Dutsi
 12. Dutsin-Ma
 13. Faskari
 14. Funtua
 15. Ingawa
 16. Jibia
 17. Kafur
 18. kaita
 19. Kankara
 20. Kankia
 21. Katsina
 22. Kurfi
 23. Kusada
 24. Mai'Adua
 25. Malumfashi
 26. Mani
 27. Mashi
 28. Matazu
 29. Musawa
 30. Rimi
 31. Sabuwa
 32. Safana
 33. Sandamu
 34. Zango

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