A city of northwest-central Nigeria northeast of Lagos. Founded by the British in 1913, the city has cotton mills. Population: 1,580,000.
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A city of northwest-central Nigeria northeast of Lagos. Founded by the British in 1913, the city has cotton mills. Population: 1,580,000.
The country code is: 234
The city code is: 62
| Kaduna, Nigeria | |
| Province | Kaduna State |
|---|---|
| Government | |
| - Governor | Muhammed Namadi Sambo PDP |
| Population (2007) | |
| - Urban | |
| estimated [1] | |
| Time zone | CET ([[UTC+1]]) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST ([[UTC+1]]) |
Kaduna is the state capital of Kaduna State in north-central Nigeria. The city, located on the Kaduna River, is a trade center and a major transportation hub for the surrounding agricultural areas with its rail and road junction. Kaduna is also an industrial center of Northern Nigeria manufacturing products like textiles, machinery, steel, aluminum, petroleum products and bearings.
Kaduna was founded by the British in 1913 and later
became the capital of Nigeria's former Northern Region in 1917 and remained so until 1967. Kaduna remains an important political center in
Northern Nigeria today, as the city is home to the Nigerian Defense Academy (1964), Kaduna Polytechnic (1968), and the Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis
Research (1951). The population of Kaduna is (1995 estimate) 333,600. There is a large racecourse, approximately 1 mile round, inside which the Ahmadu Yakubu Polo
Club and Kaduna Crocodile Club are situated. Whilst the Kaduna and Rugby Clubs are on the
periphery. There are two airports, including Kaduna Airport. The Nigerian Defence Academy
is situated in Kaduna. Lord Lugard, the 1st "Governor of the Northern Region", has a
majestic legislative building named after him, Lugard Hall. Currently a huge bypass is being completed around Kaduna. The symbol
of Kaduna is the crocodile, called 'kado' in Hausa. It is now the "country residence" of many bureaucrats and business men from
Nigeria's capital, Abuja. It is a very mixed city with fourth generation Italian, Lebanese, and
British people living there along side Hausas,
Due to its religious makeup, Kaduna has been the scene of deadly religious tensions between Muslims and Christians, particularly over the implementation of shari'a law in Kaduna State beginning in 2001. One particular incident in February 2000 saw at least 1000 killed in a particular riot. The city remains segregated to this day with Muslims living mainly in the north of the city and Christians in the south.[2]
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