| Murtala Square | |
| Former Names: | Kaduna Race Course |
| Namesake: | Murtala Ramat Muhammed |
| Location: | Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria |
| Maint: | Kaduna State |
| Map Type: | Nigeria Kaduna State Kaduna |
| North: | Race Course Road |
| South: | Muhammadu Buhari Way (Waff Road) |
| West: | Independence Way |
| East: | Race Course Road |
Murtala Muhammed Square is a public square in the City of Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria formerly known as the Kaduna Race Course. Its renamed in honour of the then military Head of State Murtala Ramat Muhammed.[1] [2]
It includes recreational and sporting facilities such as gymnasiums, indoor sport hall, football fields, and a hockey pitch.
The Square is also the venue of the Kaduna Polo Club ground, Kaduna State Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture, Umaru Musa Yaradua Indoor Sport Hall among others.
International, national and local celebrations have been taken place in the Square since it inception, annual and occasional celebrations like Kaduna Grand Durbar, Kaduna Centenary Celebrations, Nigeria's Independence Day, May Day, Inauguration Ceremony of Governors, Army Day, Human Rights Day etc.[3]