Geographically, the zone is almost entirely within the tropicalWest Sudanian savannaecoregion. Culturally, the majority of the zone falls within Hausaland–the indigenous cultural homeland of the Hausa people, a group which makes up the largest ethnic percentage of the northwestern population; however, there are sizable minorities of Fulani people and other groups, mainly on the zone's peripheries.
Economically, the North West's urban areas–like the city of Kano–are large boosts to the Nigerian economy[2] while most rural areas lag behind due to insecurity,[3][4] low education rates, and government neglect.[5] The region has a population of about 49 million people, around 23% of the total population of the country. Kano is the most populous city in the North West as well as the second most populous city in Nigeria and the twentieth most populous city in Africa. Other large northwestern cities include (in order by population) Kaduna, Zaria, Sokoto, Katsina, Gusau, Garki, and Funtua.
References
^Quadri, Opeyemi (2021-10-17). "6 Geopolitical Zones In Nigeria And The States Under Them". infomediang.com. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
north, west, nigeria, north, west, often, hyphenated, north, west, geopolitical, zones, nigeria, representing, both, geographic, political, region, country, northwest, comprises, seven, states, jigawa, kaduna, kano, katsina, kebbi, sokoto, zamfara, north, west. The North West often hyphenated to the North West is the one of the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria representing both a geographic and political region of the country s northwest It comprises seven states Jigawa Kaduna Kano Katsina Kebbi Sokoto and Zamfara 1 North WestCountry NigeriaStatesJigawa State Kaduna State Kano State Katsina State Kebbi State Sokoto State Zamfara StateLargest cityKanoMajor citiesKaduna Zaria Sokoto Katsina Gusau Garki FuntuaTime zoneUTC 1 WAT Major languagesAdara Arabic Bade Boko Fulfulde Gbagyi Hausa Hyam Igbo Kanuri Nghan English Nigerian Sign Language Nupe Tawellemmet Tyap Yoruba ZarmaGeographically the zone is almost entirely within the tropical West Sudanian savanna ecoregion Culturally the majority of the zone falls within Hausaland the indigenous cultural homeland of the Hausa people a group which makes up the largest ethnic percentage of the northwestern population however there are sizable minorities of Fulani people and other groups mainly on the zone s peripheries Economically the North West s urban areas like the city of Kano are large boosts to the Nigerian economy 2 while most rural areas lag behind due to insecurity 3 4 low education rates and government neglect 5 The region has a population of about 49 million people around 23 of the total population of the country Kano is the most populous city in the North West as well as the second most populous city in Nigeria and the twentieth most populous city in Africa Other large northwestern cities include in order by population Kaduna Zaria Sokoto Katsina Gusau Garki and Funtua References Edit Quadri Opeyemi 2021 10 17 6 Geopolitical Zones In Nigeria And The States Under Them infomediang com Retrieved 2022 11 04 Kano Location History amp Facts Britannica www britannica com Retrieved 2022 11 04 Insecurity The Bane of Northern Nigeria THISDAYLIVE www thisdaylive com Retrieved 2022 11 04 North West Archives Premium Times Nigeria Retrieved 2022 11 04 UN must recognise critical emergency malnutrition crisis in northwest Nigeria Nigeria ReliefWeb reliefweb int Retrieved 2022 11 04 This Nigeria location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title North West Nigeria amp oldid 1130166546, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
