Sokoto

a city in Nigeria, capital of Sokoto State
City city Q336350
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Sokoto

Summary

Sokoto is a city[1]. Sokoto draws 287 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #559 of 5,534).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sokoto is located in Sokoto State[3].
  • Sokoto is in the country of Nigeria[4].
  • Sokoto's image is recorded as Sokoto market 2006.jpg[5].
  • Sokoto's image is recorded as Sultan's palace (Sokoto).JPG[6].
  • Sokoto's continent is recorded as Africa[7].
  • Sokoto's instance of is recorded as city[8].
  • Sokoto's instance of is recorded as big city[9].
  • Sokoto River is named after Sokoto[10].
  • Sokoto's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 123221214[11].
  • Sokoto's GND ID is recorded as 4118710-6[12].
  • Sokoto's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85150710[13].
  • Sokoto's postal code is recorded as 840212 -[14].
  • Sokoto's postal code is recorded as 840283[15].
  • Sokoto's part of is recorded as North West[16].
  • Sokoto's Commons category is recorded as Sokoto[17].
  • Sokoto's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[18].
  • Sokoto's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 13.062222222222223, 'lon': 5.233888888888889}[19].
  • Sokoto's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02mtl6[20].
  • Sokoto's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sokoto[21].
  • Sokoto's page banner is recorded as Sokoto Banner.jpg[22].
  • Sokoto's population is recorded as {'amount': '+427760'}[23].
  • Sokoto's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0063281[24].
  • Sokoto's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Sokoto's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[26].
  • Sokoto's capital of is recorded as Sokoto State[27].

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Geography

Sokoto is in the country of Nigeria[4]. Sokoto is located in Sokoto State[3]. Sokoto's continent is recorded as Africa[7]. Sokoto's part of is recorded as North West[16].

Physical Characteristics

Sokoto's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+145'}[28]. Sokoto's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+480'}[29]. Sokoto's population is recorded as {'amount': '+427760'}[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[8] and big city[9].

History and Context

Sokoto River is named after Sokoto[10].

Why It Matters

Sokoto draws 287 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #559 of 5,534).[2] Sokoto has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Sokoto is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed Hausa, Fulani
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */"
  2. 23d ago · Helena Dvořáková · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of North West
    Continent Africa
    Instance of city, big city
    Country
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1412]]: [[Q56475]]"
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