Zamfara State
Map of Zamfara State
060 km (37 mi)120 km (75 mi)180 km (112 mi)240 km (149 mi)
Height
209 m (686 ft), 250 m (820 ft), 275 m (902 ft), 325 m (1070 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 475 m (1560 ft), 575 m (1890 ft), 650 m (2130 ft), 700 m (2300 ft), Max altitude 849 m (2790 ft)Height from west to east in Zamfara State
Height from south to north in Zamfara State
1Sokoto284 to 550 m2Mariga396 to 606 m3Bakolori Reservoir333 m
Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Gusau
Population: 5,482,423 (Wikidata, 2020)
Area: 39,762 km² / 15,352 sq mi
Created: 1996
Subdivisions: 14
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Sauri Hill (849 m)
Lowest point: Lake Zaru (209 m)
Borders
- Kebbi State — West
- Kaduna State — Southeast
- Katsina State — Northeast
- Niger State — South
- Sokoto State — Northwest
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC+01:00