Jigawa State

Type

State

Part of

Nigeria

Capital

Dutse

Geopolitical zone

North West

Created

27 August 1991

• 27 August 1991 — Jigawa State was created from Kano State · multiple sources

• Auyo
• Babura
• Biriniwa
• Birnin Kudu
• Buji
• Dutse
• Gagarawa
• Garki
• Gumel
• Guri
• Gwaram
• Gwiwa
• Hadejia
• Jahun
• Kafin Hausa
• Kaugama
• Kazaure
• Kiri Kasama
• Kiyawa
• Maigatari
• Malam Madori
• Miga
• Ringim
• Roni
• Sule Tankarkar
• Taura
• Yankwashi

• Dutse

1. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 — Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Listed among the 36 states (s. 3); capital city in First Schedule Part I
2. States of Nigeria — Gwillim Law, Statoids · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Capital Dutse; Creation date
3. List of Nigerian states by date of statehood — Wikipedia · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Creation date
4. States of Nigeria — Wikipedia · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Geopolitical zone
5. Country Guidance: Nigeria — General remarks — European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), February 2019 · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Geopolitical zone

Last updated 24 September 2026. Spotted an error or have a source to add? Tell us.