Place:Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi, Nigeria

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NameBirnin Kebbi
TypeCity
Coordinates12.5°N 4.183°E
Located inKebbi, Nigeria
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Birnin Kebbi is a city located in Northwestern Nigeria. It is the capital city of Kebbi State and headquarter of the Gwandu Emirate. As of 2007 the city had an estimated population of 125,594 people. Kebbi is mostly a Hausa and Fulani state, with Islam as the major religion. Formerly it was the capital of the Kebbi Emirate, which relocated to Argungu after the conquest by Gwandu in 1831.


Health Care

Birnin Kebbi has many hospitals and medical facilities, some of which were established since before the Nigerian Independence. For example, the oldest hospital in Birnin Kebbi is found to be Sir Yahaya Memorial Hospital. Federal Medical Center [1] can also be found in Birnin Kebbi metropolis.

Other private healthcare include:

• Godiya Hospital Birnin Kebbi

• Salima Private Clinic

• Medicaid Cancer Foundation

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