Katsina State

Type

State

Part of

Nigeria

Capital

Katsina

Geopolitical zone

North West

Created

23 September 1987

• 23 September 1987 — Katsina State was created from Kaduna State · multiple sources

• Bakori
• Batagarawa
• Batsari
• Baure
• Bindawa
• Charanchi
• Dan Musa
• Dandume
• Danja
• Daura
• Dutsi
• Dutsin Ma
• Faskari
• Funtua
• Ingawa
• Jibia
• Kafur
• Kaita
• Kankara
• Kankia
• Katsina
• Kurfi
• Kusada
• Mai'Adua
• Malumfashi
• Mani
• Mashi
• Matazu
• Musawa
• Rimi
• Sabuwa
• Safana
• Sandamu
• Zango

• Katsina

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 Katsina; Creation date
3. List of Nigerian states by date of statehood — Wikipedia · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Creation date
4. Kaduna State — Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Creation date
5. States of Nigeria — Wikipedia · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Geopolitical zone
6. 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.