Jigawa State

Jigawa
State
Emir of Dutse, Nuhu Muhammad-Sanusi, during a Durbar festival in 2022
Emir of Dutse, Nuhu Muhammad-Sanusi, during a Durbar festival in 2022
Flag of Jigawa State
Flag
Nicknames: 
The New World
Location of Jigawa State in Nigeria
Location of Jigawa State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°00′N 9°45′E / 12.000°N 9.750°E / 12.000; 9.750
Country Nigeria
Date created27 August 1991
CapitalDutse
Government
 • Governor
(List)		Umar Namadi (APC)
 • Deputy GovernorAminu Usman (APC)
 • LegislatureJigawa State House of Assembly
 • SenatorsNE: Abdulhamid Madori (APC)
NW: Babangida Hussaini (APC)
SW: Khabeeb Mustapha (PDP)
 • RepresentativesList
Area
 • Total
23,154 km2 (8,940 sq mi)
 • Rank18th of 36
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total
4,361,002[1]
 • Estimate 
(2022)
7,499,100[2]
 • Rank8th of 36
GDP (PPP)
 • Year2021
 • Total$13.97 billion[3]
 • Per capita$2,074[3]
Time zoneUTC+01 (WAT)
postal code
720001
ISO 3166 codeNG-JI
HDI (2022)0.371[4]
low · 36th of 37
Websitejigawastate.gov.ng

Jigawa State (Hausa: Jihar Jigawa; Fula: Leydi Jigawa 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤮𞤤 𞤶𞤭𞤺𞤢𞤱𞤢) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the northern region of the country. Jigawa was created on 27 August 1991, under the General Ibrahim Babangida military administration.[5] Jigawa State was formerly part of Kano State and was located in the northeastern-most region of Kano State, and it forms part of Nigeria's national border with the Republic of Niger. The state capital and largest city is Dutse. Jigawa state has 27 local governments.

The eighth largest state by population, residents of Jigawa State are predominantly of Hausa or Fulani background.[6] The vast majority of the residents of Jigawa State are Muslim,[7] and it is one of the twelve states in the country to be governed by Sharia law. Jigawa State is famous for the Dutsen Habude cave paintings in the town of Birnin Kudu, which have been dated back to the Neolithic period.[8][9] The town of Hadejia (formerly Biram) is notable as being one of the traditional "seven true Hausa states".[10]

The Jigawa State economy remains largely dependent on agriculture. Due to state's semi-arid climate, outward migration by workers to neighboring states such as Kano State in search of off-season work is common.[11] Scarcity of arable land within the state has become increasingly problematic in recent years, with arable farmland increasingly vulnerable to national disasters like flooding, which will become more prevalent due to climate change.[12] As a result, tensions between farmers and nomadic Fulani herdsmen over arable land have turned violent in recent years.[13]

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  2. ^ "Jigawa State: Subdivision". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b Okeowo, Gabriel; Fatoba, Iyanuoluwa, eds. (13 October 2022). "State of States 2022 Edition" (PDF). Budgit.org. BudgIT. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Home- Jigawa State Government". www.jigawastate.gov.ng. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Tribes in Jigawa State | iBusiness Directory". iBusiness | Nigeria Business Directory & List of Companies. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2021.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Christians in Nigeria's Jigawa State cry out as authorities begin church demolition". World Watch Monitor. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  8. ^ Goodwin, A. J. H. (1957). "Rock Gongs, Chutes, Paintings and Fertility". The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 12 (45): 37–40. doi:10.2307/3886443. ISSN 0038-1969. JSTOR 3886443.
  9. ^ "Saturday 7th September, 2013". Issuu. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Daura | Nigeria". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  11. ^ Jigawa Research Report (Report). [full citation needed]
  12. ^ "Farmers lose '80% of farmland' due to heavy flooding". BBC News. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Violence over land on the rise in Jigawa State". The New Humanitarian (in French). 17 March 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2021.