Katsina is a Local Government Area and the capital city of Katsina State, in northern Nigeria. Located some 260 kilometres east of the city of S…Katsina is a Local Government Area and the capital city of Katsina State, in northern Nigeria. Located some 260 kilometres east of the city of Sokoto and 135 kilometres northwest of Kano, close to the border with Niger Republic, in 2016, Katsina's estimated population was estimated at 429,000.