Sokoto State, Sokoto

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Sokoto State at a glance

Sokoto State currently has 7 quality-checked populated place pages and 0 county pages linked on MapSof.

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Mapped cities & towns

7

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County pages

0

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Largest city

Sokoto

Population 563,861

Top linked places

Sokoto 563,861 Tambuwal 20,932 Illela 17,461 Gandi 13,940

Population	0
Country	Nigeria
State	Sokoto (Nigeria)
Different from	Sokoto Caliphate, Sokoto
Area	25973 km2
Latitude & Longitude	13.0833,5.2500
Legislative body	Sokoto State House of Assembly
Named for	Sokoto River
Capital	Sokoto
Establishment	February 03, 1976 (50 years ago)
Time Zone	Africa/Lagos
Local time	21:07:36 (4th June 2026)

Geography

Sokoto State is located at 13°4'60"N 5°15'0"E (13.0833300, 5.2500000). It has 2 neighbors: Zamfara State and Kebbi State.