Sokoto South is a Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in Sarkin Zamfara.

It has an area of 41 km and a population of 194,914 at the 2006 census.HASC, population, area and Headquarters Statoids

Climate/Geography The Sokoto South LGA has an average temperature of 33 degrees Celsius or 91.4 degrees Fahrenheit and a total area of 41 km squared (16 square miles). The Sudan Savannah includes the LGA, which experiences two distinct seasons: the dry and the wet. The average wind speed in the LGA is 11 km/h or 6.8 mph.

The postal code of the area is 840.

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