Location

Kaduna State occupies almost the central portion of the Northern Nigeria and shares borders with Sokoto, Katsina Niger, Kano Bauchi and Plateau States. The state also shares border with the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. The global location of the state is between longitudes 06 00m 09 00 11 30, North of the equator, while the state capital lies on the longitude 10.30 North of the equator. The state is located on the southern end of the High Plains of northern Nigeria, bounded by parallels 9o03'N and 11o32'N, and extends from the upper River Mariga on 6o05'E to 8o48'E on the foot slopes of the scarp of Jos Plateau.