North western Nigeria has a total of seven states, in which you can find some of the top cities in the country.
Nigeria is made up of 6 geopolitical zones. And each zone contains states and people of similar culture and historical backgrounds.
In other words, location is not the only yardstick used in determining the states that fit into a certain geopolitical zone.
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States in the northwestern region of Nigeria include:
Ethnic groups in the region
Basically, the region is home to the Hausa people, who also happen to be one of top three major languages in Nigeria. But aside from the hausas, there are several other smaller groups who make up the population.
For example, Kaduna which happens to be one of the most popular states in the north west contains Baju, Fulani, Jabba and several other ethnic groups as indigenous settlers.
The most popular cities in the region are Kano, Katsina, Kaduna and hosts of others.
Kano and Kaduna especially are popular for the high commercial activities that take place within them.
All the states above bear the same name with their capitals except for Jigawa, Zamfara and Kebbi for which Dutse, Gusau and Birnin Kebbi are capitals respectively.
Map of north west nigeria
map of Nigeria showing north west region
From the map above, you can see that compared to other regions, the north west owns some of the biggest states.
Fir example, Kaduna, Zamfara and Kebbi State are the fourth, seventh and tenth-biggest states in Nigeria in terms of landmass.
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