Gusau is the capital of Zamfara State in northwestern Nigeria, founded around 1799 by Mallam Muhammadu Sambo Dan Ashafa, a disciple of the Islamic scholar Usman dan Fodio, and it grew prominent after the fall of nearby Yandoto in 1806. Its local government area recorded a population of 383,162 in the 2006 census, with a 2022 estimate of 682,700, in a population that is predominantly Hausa. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Founding Year Founding Year Sources
1. Gusau (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 383,162 (2022)
2. Gusau (Wikipedia)
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Gusau is a city in northwestern Nigeria.
History
It was founded around 1799 by Mallam Muhammadu Sambo Dan Ashafa, a disciple of dan Fodio.
- In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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