Zamfara State
Zamfara
جهار زمفر | |
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| Zamfara State | |
| Nicknames: | |
Location of Zamfara State in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 12°10′N 6°15′E / 12.167°N 6.250°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Date created | 1 October 1996 |
| Capital | Gusau |
| Government | |
| • Body | Government of Zamfara State |
| • Governor (List) | Dauda Lawal (PDP) |
| • Deputy Governor | Mani Mallam Mummuni (PDP) |
| • Legislature | Zamfara State House of Assembly |
| • Senators | C: Ikira Aliyu Bilbis N: Sahabi Alhaji Yaú (APC) W: Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar (APC) |
| • Representatives | List |
| Area | |
• Total | 39,762 km2 (15,352 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 7th of 36 |
| Population (2006 census) | |
• Total | 3,278,873 |
• Estimate (2022) | 5,833,500 |
| • Rank | 15th of 36 |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Zamfaran |
| GDP (PPP) | |
| • Year | 2021 |
| • Total | $11.18 billion 32nd of 36 |
| • Per capita | $2,108 30th of 36 |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (WAT) |
| ISO 3166 code | NG-ZA |
| HDI (2022) | 0.392 low · 34th of 37 |
| Website | www.zamfara.gov.ng |
Zamfara (Hausa: Jihar Zamfara; Fula: Leydi Zamfara; Adlam: 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤶𞤢𞤥𞤬𞤢𞤪𞤢) is a state in northwestern Nigeria. The capital of Zamfara state is Gusau and its current governor is Dauda Lawal. Until 1996, the area was part of Sokoto State.
Zamfara is a densely populated area with the Hausa. The Zamfarawa, a section of the Hausa ethnic nationality, cluster mainly in Anka, Gummi, Bukkuyum and Talata Mafara Local Governments areas. The Gobirawa, another Hausa sub-group, populate Shinkafi Local Government. The Gobirawa actually migrated from the Gobir Kingdom. The Burmawa sub-group are found in Bakura, while the Fulani are scattered all over the State, with significant concentrations in Bungudu, Maradun, and Gusau. Hausa sub-groups in Chafe, Bungudu and Maru, are mainly Katsinawa, Garewatawa and Hadejawa, while the Alibawa are located at Kaura Namoda and Zurmi. The Alawan Shehu Usmanu Fulani's are found in Birninmagaji.
It is bordered to the north by the Republic of the Niger for 32 km (20 miles), to the south by Kaduna State for 117 km (73 miles) and Niger for 38 km (24 miles), to the east by Katsina State, and to the west by the states of Sokoto and Kebbi. It has a population of 3,278,873 according to the 2006 census and contains fourteen local government areas.