Kaduna (Nigeria)

Kaduna
Kaduna
Coordinates	10 ° 31 '  N , 7 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 10 ° 31 '  N , 7 ° 26'  E
Basic data
Country	Nigeria
State	Kaduna
height	250 m
surface	2080 km²
Residents	1,458,900 (2006)
density	701.4  Ew. / km²
founding	1913
Website	www.kadunastate.gov.ng (English)
politics
governor	Patrick Yakowa
Political party	PDP

Kaduna in the state of Kaduna

Kaduna is a city in Nigeria and the capital of the Kaduna state of the same name . With 1,458,900 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2006), it is one of the largest in the country.

Kaduna owes its name to the river on which the city lies and is also known colloquially as the "Crocodile City", as there are many crocodiles in this river. Kaduna, derived from "Kada", comes from the Hausa dialect and is the word for crocodiles .

geography

Kaduna is located in the north of the country, between the capital Abuja and Kano . The city has two airfields, Kaduna Old (used militarily , until 1984 also civil) and the new Kaduna Airport about twenty kilometers outside to the west. The city lies on the Kaduna River, a major tributary of the Niger that flows through Nigeria for 550 km (340 miles).

history

Kaduna was one of the colonial cities in Nigeria. Immediately after independence in 1960, Kaduna became the capital of northern Nigeria and the most important city in the state of Kaduna in 1976 through the administration of General Murtala Mohammed .

The city's recent history has been marked by fighting between rival Christian and Muslim residents. The dispute reached a climax when the Miss World election was to take place in Nigeria and a newspaper article said that Allah would also like it. Islamist militias killed dozens of people, houses were devastated, churches and mosques burned.

The violence escalated. The districts are divided between the groups. The Muslim groups sometimes also compete with each other. There have been repeated discussions about the introduction of Sharia law in the state, which is already in force in several northern Nigerian states.

However, even in the “quiet times” at the beginning of the 1980s, there were unrest between Christians and Muslims with around 6,000 dead on one weekend. Europeans and Americans were always instructed by their companies or consulates (USA) to stay at home during such unrest. At that time there were also no victims among the foreigners in unrest. At the time of the first Gulf War, Muslims protested in front of the American consulate in Kaduna, but this calmed down surprisingly quickly.

In an Islamist attack on Easter Sunday 2012, over 40 people were killed in Kaduna.

economy

Kaduna is known as a trade fair city. The fair used to take place on the racetrack near the Durbar and Hamdalla, the city's most renowned hotels. Well-known German companies were also represented at the fair for many years, such as the Dornier company from Oberpfaffenhofen .

The region is dominated by agriculture, the cultivation of yams is widespread .

There is also a large refinery and tank farm in the south-east of the city .

Furthermore, the company Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Limited has had its headquarters in Kaduna since October 6, 1969 , which was initially under the military and state direction of the President and General Yakubu Gowon . The company was in a test phase and had to prevail against 16 other competitors. The first car model imported to Nigeria was the Peugeot 403 , with which Peugeot hoped to gain a significant market share. On May 17, 1971, the state finally decided and gave preference to Peugeot. The first car model produced in Nigeria was the Peugeot 404 . Since December 15, 1972, the plant has been under the management of the French parent company and has since been called Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Limited Liability Company .

sons and daughters of the town

• Henry Edmund Olufemi Adefope (1926–2012), politician
• Fiona Fullerton (born 1956), actress
• Jonas Benson Okoye (* 1963), bishop
• Rashidi Yekini (1963–2012), football player
• Daniel Amokachi (* 1972), football player
• Celestine Babayaro (* 1978), football player
• Yakubu Adamu (* 1981), soccer player
• Vincent Enyeama (* 1982), soccer goalkeeper
• Emmanuel Mathias (* 1986), football player
• Kingsley Onuegbu (born 1986), football player
• Hoàng Vũ Samson (* 1988), football player
• Victor Moses (* 1990), football player
• Obiora Nwankwo (* 1991), football player
• Patrick Friday Eze (born 1992), football player
• Jamilu Collins (* 1994), soccer player
• Suleiman Abdullahi (* 1996), football player

Climate table

Kaduna
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     0   32 15th     2   33 17th     13   35 20th     66   34 22nd     157   32 21st     178   30th 20th     206   28 19th     290   27 19th     277   29 19th     86   31 19th     5   33 16     0   32 14th Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: wetterkontor.de

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Kaduna Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 31.7 33.4 35.0 34.2 31.7 29.5 27.5 27.0 29.0 31.1 32.7 31.8 O 31.2 Min. Temperature (° C) 15.1 16.7 20.4 21.6 20.9 19.8 19.4 19.3 19.1 18.7 15.6 14.3 O 18.4 Precipitation ( mm ) 0 2 13 66 157 178 206 290 277 86 5 0 Σ 1,280 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 9.0 9.3 8.6 8.1 7.8 7.2 5.0 3.9 5.7 8.0 9.5 9.5 O 7.6 Rainy days ( d ) 0 0 1 4th 10 14th 17th 21st 19th 5 1 0 Σ 92 Humidity ( % ) 26th 24 37 57 73 82 86 88 85 74 48 31 O 59.4 Source: wetterkontor.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Nigeria: The number of victims of the attack on Easter Sunday is increasing
2. ^ History of Peugeot in Nigeria ( Memento from June 19, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ http://car-cat.com/firm-824.html

Web links

Commons : Kaduna  - collection of images, videos and audio files