Kaduna is the state capital of
Kaduna State in north-western
Nigeria, on the
Kaduna River, is a trade center and a major transportation hub for the surrounding agricultural areas with its rail and road junction. The population of Kaduna was at 760,084 as of the 2006 Nigerian census, and this is believed to have grown to over 1.8 million . The symbol of Kaduna is the crocodile, called
kada in the native
Hausa language.