Ka River (also known as Gulbin Ka River) is a river in the northern part of

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

. Originating in

Zamfara State Zamfara (; ; Adlam script, Adlam: ) is a States of Nigeria, state in northwestern Nigeria. The capital of Zamfara state is Gusau and its current List of Governors of Zamfara State, governor is Dauda Lawal. Until 1996, the area was part of Soko ...

, it runs some west into

Kebbi State Kebbi State (; Fulfulde: Leydi Kebbi 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤳𞤫𞤦𞥆𞤭) is a state in northwestern Nigeria, bordered to the east and north by the states of Sokoto and Zamfara, and to the south by Niger State while its western border ...

where it joins with the

Sokoto River The Sokoto River, (formerly known as Gulbi 'n Kebbi), 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 in a straight line from Sokoto. It flows north-w ...

about south of

Birnin Kebbi Birnin Kebbi is a city located in Northwestern Nigeria It is the capital city of Kebbi State and headquarters of the Gwandu Emirate. As at 2007 the city had an estimated population of 125,594 people. Kebbi is mostly a Hausa and Fulani state, wit ...

, shortly before joining the

Niger River The Niger River ( ; ) is the main river of West Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea near the Sierra Leone border. It runs in a crescent shape through Mali, Nige ...

. River Ka is a section of a stream in Nigeria. River Ka is situated nearby to the villages Nasarawa and Tunga Lombo.https://ng.geoview.info/river_ka,501290814n Additionally, River Ka serves as a traditional boundary that separates Benue-Congo group languages of Zuru Emirate from the Afro-Asiac group of Gummi and Bukkuyun to far north,. Some of the ancient communities of River Ka are Waje, Kyabu, Danko and Warri districts in Zuru Emirate of Kebbi State..

Climate

River Gulbin Ka is a stream with the region font code of Africa/Middle East. Its climate coordinates are 11°39'0" N and 4°10'60" E in DMS or 11.65 and 4.18333. Its UTM position is FN28 and its Joint Operation Graphics reference is NC31-03.

References

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