Birnin Kebbi is a city located in northwestern Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

. It is the capital city of Kebbi State

Kebbi State

Kebbi State is a state in north-western Nigeria with its capital at Birnin Kebbi. The state was formed from part of Sokoto State in 1991. Kebbi State is bordered by Sokoto State, Niger State, Dosso Region in the Republic of Niger and the nation of Benin. It has a total area of...

 and headquarters of the Gwandu Emirate

Gwandu

Gwandu, also called Gando, is a town and emirate in Kebbi State, Nigeria. The seat of government for the emirate and district of this name is in Birnin Kebbi, which is the capital of Kebbi State and was capital of the historical Kingdom of Kebbi...

. As of 2007 the city has an estimated population of 115,547.
Formerly it was the capital of the Kebbi Emirate

Kebbi Emirate

The Kebbi Emirate, also known as the Argungu Emirate is a traditional state based on the town of Argungu in Kebbi State, Nigeria. It is the successor to the ancient Hausa kingdom of Kebbi....

, which relocated to Argungu

Argungu

Argungu is a city in Nigeria's Kebbi State, situated on the Sokoto River. As of 2007 Argungu had an estimated population of 47,064.The city is the seat of the Argungu Emirate, a traditional state....

 after the conquest by Gwandu in 1831.

Geography

Birnin Kebbi is located on the Sokoto River

Sokoto River

The Sokoto River is a river in north-west Nigeria and a tributary of the River Niger. The river's source is near Funtua in the south of Katsina State, some 275 km in straight line from Sokoto...

 and is connected by road to Argungu

Argungu

Argungu is a city in Nigeria's Kebbi State, situated on the Sokoto River. As of 2007 Argungu had an estimated population of 47,064.The city is the seat of the Argungu Emirate, a traditional state....

 (45 km northeast), Jega

Jega, Nigeria

Jega is a Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Jega.It has an area of 891 km² and a population of 193,352 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 863....

 (35 km southeast), and Bunza

Bunza

Bunza is a Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Bunza.It has an area of 876 km² and a population of 121,461 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 862....

(45 km southwest).