Sokoto State · Nigeria
Sokoto travel guide
Sokoto is a city in Sokoto State, Nigeria, home to about 428,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- SKO17 km · Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport
- Currency
- NGNnaira
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos
- Language
- English
About
About Sokoto
Sokoto is a major city located in extreme north-western Nigeria, near the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2006, it had a population of over 427,760.
The city had a population of 426,000 in 2006. Sokoto is sparsely settled and is mainly populated by Hausa and Fulani people. Other minority groups include the Zabarmawa and Tuareg who also speak Hausa as a common language. The majority of residents in Sokoto are Sunni Muslims, with a Shia minority. It is the site of the Usmanu Danfodio University which was founded in 1975. The city of Sokoto has a cement factory, tanneries, and a modern abattoir and refrigeration plant, commercial and industrial centre, modern textile industry, a seed-oil mill, and a soybean-processing plant.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Sokoto
See
- Waziri Jumaidu History and Culture Bureau
- Palace of Sultan of Sokoto
- IBB CENTER UDUS
- Skyland Park and Wellness Center
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When to go
The best time to visit Sokoto
Sokoto has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 41 °C; August is the wettest, with about 227 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Sokoto: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO), about 17 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting around
Sokoto lacks a public transport system. Transport within the city (when not by foot) is mainly by mopeds which operate as one-person taxis and sometimes tricycles transport persons from one place to the other; this allows for carriage of more than one person at a time (still at a cheap price as mopeds). Buses and taxis are infrequent and are generally used only for transport between cities.
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SKO · Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Sokoto
Eat
Sokoto has a number of spots where visitors and tourists can sample a taste of the city’s amazing cuisines plus other foreign dishes.The city’s popular foods are Dawo and mostly sold by Fulani hawkers and roadside food vendors. Howbeit, these plus other meals can also be gotten from the conventional restaurants within the town of Sokoto.
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Questions
Sokoto: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Sokoto?
Sokoto has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 41 °C; August is the wettest, with about 227 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Sokoto?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO), about 17 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Sokoto?
naira (NGN).
Nearby
Destinations near Sokoto
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.