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Dutse

Western Africa

Dutse is the capital of Jigawa State in northern Nigeria, its name derived from the Hausa word for rock in reference to the area's rocky terrain. A 2022 estimate put its population at 431,800, and the city is home to Federal University Dutse, established in November 2011, along with a state polytechnic and a research institute for date palms. 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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153,000 1
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1. Dutse (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
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population 153,000
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Dutse (Wikipedia)
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    Dutse () is the capital city of Jigawa State in northern Nigeria, specifically in the northwestern part of Nigeria, and also the capital of Dutse Emirate.
  • In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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