
Kaduna State is the 18th state of Federal Republic of Nigeria located in the northwest zone of the country. It takes its name for the capital of Kaduna, hence it is usually referred to as Kaduna State to distinguish the two. It is ranked 4th by land area and 3rd by population in Nigeria. The state capital was the former capital city of the British protectorate of Northern Nigeria region (1923–1966) after Zungeru (1903–1923) and Lokoja (1897–1903). Other major urban areas include Zaria, Kagoro, Kafanchan, Kachia, Nok, Makarfi, Birnin Gwari and Zonkwa.

The Afan National Festival is an annual event celebrated every 1 January by the Agworok (Kagoro) people of southern Kaduna State, Middle Belt (central) Nigeria. It is said to have been observed for over 400 years.

Atyap Chiefdom is a Nigerian traditional state of the Atyap people, located on the upper Kaduna River basin of the central Nigeria plateau in the Middle Belt. Its headquarters is at A̠tak Njei, Zangon Kataf (Maba̠ta̠do), southern Kaduna state, Nigeria.

Badarawa is a town located in Kaduna city under Kaduna North local government area. it was bordered by Unguwan Sarki, Unguwan Dosa and Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna.

Igabi is a Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, Nigeria. It is one of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. Rigasa ward is under Igabi LGA, one of the largest ward in terms of population in Nigeria.

Kaduna United Football Club is a Nigerian football club based in Kaduna and run by the Kaduna State government.

The Kamuku National Park is a Nigerian national park in Kaduna State, Nigeria, with a total area of about 1,120 km2 (430 sq mi). The park has a typical Sudanian Savanna ecology.

Matsirga Waterfalls is a waterfall located at Batadon a small settlement in Madakiya Ward, Zangon Kataf LGA, southern Kaduna State, Nigeria.

Nok is a village in Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria.

This is a list of villages and settlements in Kaduna State, Nigeria organised by local government area (LGA) and district/area.

Zaria Airport is an airport serving Zaria, a city in the Kaduna State of Nigeria. The airport is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the city.