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Northern_Region,_Nigeria
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Northern Nigeria Arewacin Najeriya (Hausa) | |||||||||
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| 1897–1967 | |||||||||
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| Motto: Aiki da Ibada "Work and Worship" | |||||||||
| Anthem: National Anthem of Northern Nigeria | |||||||||
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| Capital | Lokoja (1897–1903) Zungeru (1903–1923) Kaduna (1923–1966) | ||||||||
| Largest city | Kano | ||||||||
| Official languages | Hausa language | ||||||||
| Major languages | |||||||||
| Government | Constitutional Monarchy (1897–1963) Federation (1963–1966) | ||||||||
| Sir Ahmadu Bello | |||||||||
| Legislature | Northern Regional Legislature | ||||||||
| House of Chiefs | |||||||||
| House of Assembly | |||||||||
| Establishment | |||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Proclamation of Protectorate | 1897 | ||||||||
• Independence | 15 March 1953 | ||||||||
• Republic declared | 1 October 1963 | ||||||||
• Established | 1897 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1967 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 660,000 km (250,000 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• Estimate | 120,000,000 | ||||||||
• 1950 census | 6,383,682 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Nigeria | ||||||||
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