With a land area of 28,232.37sq kilometer, Sokoto State is located between longitudes 11o 30` to 13o 50` East and latitude 4o to 6o North. It is bordered in the North by Niger Republic, Zamfara State to the East and Kebbi State to the South and West.

WEATHER

In terms of vegetation, the State falls within the savannah zone. This is an open Tsetse fly free grassland suitable for cultivation of grain crops and animal husbandry. Rainfall starts late and ends early with mean annual falls ranging between 50mm to 1,300mm. There are two major seasons in the State namely; wet and dry. The dry season starts from October and lasts up to April in some parts but may extend to May or June in other parts. The wet season on the other hand, begins in most part of the State in May and lasts up to September or October.

The Harmattan, a dry, cold and dusty wind is experienced in the State between November and February. Heat is more severe in the State in March and April. But the weather in the State is always cold in the morning and hot in the afternoon except at the peak of harmattan.