Kaduna | |
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Clockwise from top: Lugard Hall, the Kaduna River, columns in honour of Elizabeth II's state visit, and entrance of Hassan Usman Katsina House | |
Coordinates: 10°31′23″N 7°26′25″E / 10.52306°N 7.44028°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Kaduna State |
Government | |
• Governor | Uba Sani |
Area | |
• Total | 431 km2 (166 sq mi) |
Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
Population (2006 census)[1] | |
• Total | 760,084 |
• Rank | 8th |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
• Ethnicities | |
GDP (PPP, 2015 int. Dollar) | |
• Year | 2023 |
• Total | $9.7 billion[2] |
• Per capita | $8,200 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (CEST) |
Climate | Aw |
Website | www |
Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Nigeria. It is located in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River. It is a trade center and a major transportation hub as the gateway to northern states of Nigeria, with its rail and important road network.[3][4]
The population of Kaduna was put at 760,084 as of the 2006 Nigerian census.[5] Rapid urbanization since 2005 has created an increasingly large population, and as at 2023, the city has an estimated population of 1.1 million people.[6]