Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
Dutsin-Ma is a town of 12,595 people in Katsina State, Nigeria, founded in 1976.
Why visit Dutsin-Ma
Townapedia lists 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Federal University Dutse and Federal University, Dutsin-Ma.
Weather in Dutsin-Ma
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About Dutsin-Ma
Dutsin-Ma is a town and Local Government Area (LGA) in Katsina State, Nigeria. Dutsinma is the administrative headquarters of the Dutsinma Local Government Area from its creation in 1976. The Zobe Dam lies to the south of the town of Dutsin Ma.
From the Wikipedia article Dutsin-Ma (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Federal University Dutse
School · 2.4 km
University in Jigawa State, Nigeria
Schools, colleges and libraries1
History
The name Dutsin-ma was derived from a hunter's name that use to live on the main rock that is located at the heart of the town decades ago, his name was MA, and rock means (Dutsi) in the Hausa language, so people started calling the rock as Dutsin-ma, then peoples started coming and dwelling near and around the rock due to the availability of water. Dutsin-ma became a Local Government in 1976. The chairman is the official Head of Local government. The inhabitants of the Local Government are predominantly Hausa and Fulani by tribe. Their main occupation is farming (irrigation, aquaculture, annual farming, etc.) and Animal rearing.
Furthermore, On vehicle license plates, Dutsin-Ma is abbreviated as DTM.
From the History section of Dutsin-Ma on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Dutsin-Ma
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Getting there and nearby towns
Katsina Airport (DKA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 64 km away.
- Runka 20 km west, about 20 min by car
- Musawa 41 km southeast, about 41 min by car
- Wagini 42 km northwest, about 42 min by car
- Batsari 43 km northwest, about 43 min by car
- Jikamshi 43 km southeast, about 43 min by car
- Ruma 54 km northwest, about 54 min by car
- Kankara 59 km south, about 59 min by car
- Katsina 61 km north, about 1 h by car
- Gora 63 km south, about 1 h by car
- Malumfashi 75 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Federal University Dutse, Gwanki, CC BY-SA 4.0
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