Sokoto is a major city in northwestern Nigeria, near the confluence of the Sokoto and Rima rivers, and the capital of Sokoto State. Its population was about 743,400 in 2022, with an urban area of around 790,000. Sokoto was the historic seat of the Sokoto Caliphate and remains a major center of Islamic learning, home to the Sultan of Sokoto, who serves as spiritual leader of Nigeria's Muslims; the city trades in leather goods, hides and kola nuts.
Facts
PopulationCombined figure for the Sokoto North and Sokoto South local government areas, per the article infobox. Founding Year Population Estimate Year Latitude13.062222 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Sokoto (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, population
743,400 (Sokoto North + Sokoto South)
Infobox, population as of
2022
Historical development section
Sokoto was founded as a ribat (military camp or frontier) in 1809, when Shehu Usmanu was at Sifawa.
Infobox, coordinates
13.0622 N 5.2339 E
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