Zaria

Zaria Birnin Zaria
City in Nigeria
Gate to the palace of the Emir of Zazzau
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Nickname:  Zazzau
Motto:  Birnin Ilimi
Zaria
Coordinates: 11°04′N 7°42′E / 11.067°N 7.700°E / 11.067; 7.700
Country	Nigeria
State	Kaduna State
City	Zaria, Nigeria
Area
• Total	563 km2 (217 sq mi)
Population  (2023)
• Total	766,007[1]
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (WAT)
Climate	Aw

Zaria is a metropolitan city in Nigeria, located at present time within four local government areas in Kaduna State. It serves as the capital of the Zazzau Emirate Council and is one of the original seven Hausa city-states. The local government areas comprising Zaria are Zaria, Sabon Gari, Giwa, and Soba local government areas of Kaduna State, Nigeria.

It contains Nigeria's largest university, Ahmadu Bello University, and various tertiary institutions including the Federal College of Education(F C E zaria) Nigerian College of Aviation Technology Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology, Nigeria Institute of Leather and Science Technology and Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic. Nigerian college of Aviation Technology. Department of Agriculture Ahmed Bello University Zaria. Ameer Shehu Idris College of Advanced Diploma.

From the 2006 population census, Zaria was estimated to have 736,000 people.^[2] It is home to the Emir of Zazzau.