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Sokoto

Western Africa

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
Population
743,400 1
Combined figure for the Sokoto North and Sokoto South local government areas, per the article infobox.
Area (sq km)
145 2
Founding Year
1809 1
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
480 2
Latitude
13.062222 degrees north 1
Longitude
5.233889 degrees east 1
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Sources
1. Sokoto (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: population_total
    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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2. Sokoto (Wikidata)
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 480 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 145.0 sq km
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Wikidata: Sokoto
Wikidata Q336350, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Sokoto (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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