🇳🇬 Nigeria
Sokoto
Sokoto is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the extreme northwest of the country. It is bounded by Republic of the Niger to the north and west for 363 km, and the states of Zamfara to the east, and Kebbi to the south and west, partly across the Ka River. Its capital and largest city is the city of Sokoto. Sokoto is located near to the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2022 it has an estimated population of more than 6.3 million.
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Population
- 1,040,000
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates
- 13.06, 5.24
How far Sokoto is from other cities in Nigeria
- Zaria346 km✈ 1 h 10 min · 🚗 5 h 46 min
- Kaduna370 km✈ 1 h 12 min · 🚗 6 h 10 min
- Kano375 km✈ 1 h 12 min · 🚗 6 h 15 min
- Abuja509 km✈ 1 h 22 min · 🚗 8 h 29 min
- Ilorin513 km✈ 1 h 23 min · 🚗 8 h 33 min
- Jos529 km✈ 1 h 24 min · 🚗 8 h 49 min
- Ibadan649 km✈ 1 h 32 min · 🚗 10 h 49 min
- Benin City749 km✈ 1 h 40 min · 🚗 12 h 29 min
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