Estado de Sokoto

Sokoto
Sokoto State
Estado


Localización de Sokoto dentro de Nigeria.
Coordenadas 13°05′00″N 5°15′00″E / 13.083333333333, 5.25
Capital Sokoto
Entidad Estado
 • País Nigeria
Gobernador Aliyu Wamakko
Eventos históricos  
 • Fundación 3 de febrero de 1976
Superficie  
 • Total 25973 km²
Población (2006)  
 • Total 3,702,676 hab.[1]
 • Densidad 192,43 hab./km²
Huso horario UTC +1
Sitio web oficial

El estado de Sokoto es uno de 36 estados en los que se divide la República Federal de Nigeria.

Localidades con población en marzo de 2016

Superficie y límites

El estado posee una superficie de 25.973 kilómetros cuadrados y limita al norte y noroeste con la República de Níger, al este y sur con el estado de Zamfara y al oeste y sudoeste con el estado de Kebi.

Población

Según el censo del año 2006, la población se eleva a 3,702,676 personas. La densidad poblacional es de 142.5 habitantes por cada kilómetro cuadrado de esta división administrativa.

Historia

El estado fue creado en 1967 con el nombre de "North-Western State". Posteriormente, su territorio fue sufriendo numerosas modificaciones a partir de la creación de nuevos estados. Así, en 1976 cedió territorios para la creación del estado de Níger y en 1991 hizo lo propio para la creación del estado de Kebbi. Finalmente, en 1996 una porción de Sokoto fue cedida para la creación del estado de Zamfara.[2]

Sociedad y cultura

Las dos etnias mayoritarias del estado son los hausa y los fulani. En lo religioso, predominan ampliamente los musulmanes.

Economía

El estado es eminentemente agrícola y se estima que el 90% de la población trabaja en actividades ligadas a la agricultura. Los principales cultivos son: mijo, maíz, arroz, cacahuate, caña de azúcar y tabaco. También son importantes los vegetales, destacándose el cultivo de mango, naranja, plátanos, papaya, lechuga y espinaca.[3]

Localidades

Este estado se subdivide internamente en un total de veintitrés localidades a saber:

  • Binji
  • Bodinga
  • Dange-shuni
  • Gada
  • Goronyo
  • Gudu
  • Gwadabawa
  • Illela
  • Isa
  • Kebbe
  • Kware
  • Rabah
  • Sabon-Birni
  • Shagari
  • Silame
  • Sokoto-North
  • Sokoto-South
  • Tambuwal
  • Tangaza
  • Tureta
  • Wamako
  • Wurno
  • Yabo

Referencias

  1. Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette (15 de mayo de 2007). «Legal Notice on Publication of the Details of the Breakdown of the National and State Provisional Totals 2006 Census» (PDF). Archivado desde el original el 4 de julio de 2007. Consultado el 19 de mayo de 2007.  |archiveurl= y |urlarchivo= redundantes (ayuda); |archivedate= y |fechaarchivo= redundantes (ayuda); |urlmuerta= y |deadurl= redundantes (ayuda)
  2. "About Sokoto" "Sokoto State Government" (en inglés)
  3. "NGEX. Information about Sokoto State" Archivado el 3 de noviembre de 2011 en Wayback Machine. Ngex.com (en inglés)

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