Northern Region

Summary

Northern Region is a region of Nigeria^[1]. It draws 121 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_nigeria category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• Northern Region is in the country of Nigeria^[3].
• Northern Region is in the country of Colonial Nigeria^[4].
• Northern Region is in the country of Federation of Nigeria^[5].
• Northern Region is in the country of First Nigerian Republic^[6].
• Northern Region's instance of is recorded as region of Nigeria^[7].
• Northern Region's Commons category is recorded as Northern Nigeria^[8].
• Northern Region was dissolved in +1967-05-27T00:00:00Z^[9].
• Northern Region's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 10.51666667, 'lon': 7.43333333}^[10].
• Northern Region's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/071fnr^[11].
• Northern Region's replaced by is recorded as Benue-Plateau State^[12].
• Northern Region's replaced by is recorded as Kano State^[13].
• Northern Region's replaced by is recorded as Kwara State^[14].
• Northern Region's replaced by is recorded as North-Central state^[15].
• Northern Region's replaced by is recorded as North-Western State^[16].
• Northern Region's replaced by is recorded as North-Eastern State^[17].
• Northern Region's Yale LUX ID is recorded as place/6a157271-454f-4c78-b6bf-028665e7ccb6^[18].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Nigeria^[3], a sovereign state^[19], in Nigeria^[20], founded in 1963^[21]; Colonial Nigeria^[4], a colony^[22], in British Empire^[23], founded in 1914^[24]; Federation of Nigeria^[5], a Commonwealth realm^[25], in Federation of Nigeria^[26], founded in 1960^[27]; and First Nigerian Republic^[6], a historical country^[28], in Nigeria^[29], founded in 1963^[30].

Designation and Status

Northern Region's instance of is recorded as region of Nigeria^[7].

Why It Matters

Northern Region draws 121 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_nigeria category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]