City Details: Kaduna
A few alternate names for Kaduna are: KAD, Kadun, Kaduna, Kaduno, Kàdúná, ka du na, kadouna, kaduna, kadwna, qdwnh
Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Nigeria. It is located in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River. It is a trade center and a major transportation hub as the gateway to northern states of Nigeria, with its rail and important road network.
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Kaduna
General Information
- Official Name: Nigeria
- Common Name: Nigeria
- Population: 1850000
- Timezone: Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates: 10.52641, 7.43879
- Country Code: NGA
- Continent: Africa
Closest Airports to Kaduna
- 1. Kaduna Airport (KAD), distance from city center: 22.89 km
- 2. Zaria Airport (ZAR), distance from city center: 72.36 km
- 3. Minna Airport (MXJ), distance from city center: 144.49 km
Location of Kaduna
Country Details
- Country: Nigeria
- Official Name: Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Capital: Abuja
- Region: Africa
- Subregion: Western Africa
- Population: 206,139,587
- Area: 923,768 km²
- Languages: English
- Currency: Nigerian naira (₦)
- Timezones: UTC+01:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Benin
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Niger
Holidays in Kaduna, Nigeria
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Nigeria for 2026
- New Year's Day - 2026-01-01
- Good Friday - 2026-04-03
- Easter Monday - 2026-04-06
- Workers' Day - 2026-05-01
- Children's Day - 2026-05-27
- Democracy Day - 2026-06-12
- National Day - 2026-10-01
- National Youth Day - 2026-11-01
- Christmas Day - 2026-12-25
- Boxing Day - 2026-12-28