Kano State


Kano State of Nigeria


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Kano State
State nickname: Centre of Commerce


Location


 


Statistics


Date Created


May 27, 1967


Capital


Kano


Official language


English


Area


20,131km²
Ranked
20th of 36


Population
 - 2006 Census¹
 - 1991 Census
 -
Density (2006)


Ranked 1st of 36
9,383,682
5,632,040
466/km²


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Website


kanostate.net


 


¹ Preliminary results


 


Kano State is a state located in North-Western Nigeria. Created on May 27, 1967 from part of the Northern Region, Kano state borders Katsina State to the north-west, Jigawa State to the north-east, and Bauchi and Kaduna states to the south. The capital of Kano State is Kano.


The state originally included Jigawa State which was made a separate state in 1991.






Contents


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§                                 1 Local Government Areas


§                                 2 Economy and society


§                                 3 Languages


§                                 4 Population


§                                 5 See also


§                                 6 References


§                                 7 External links



 


[edit] Local Government Areas


The state is home to 44 Local Government Areas (LGAs):








§                     Dala


§                     Kano


§                     Kumbotso


§                     Nasarawa


§                     Rimin-Gado


§                     Tofa


§                     Doguwa


§                     Tudun Wada


§                     Sumaila


§                     Wudil


§                     Takai


§                     Albasu


§                     Bebeji


§                     Rano


§                     Bunkure


§                     Karaye


§                     Kiru


§                     Kabo


§                     Kura


§                     Madibo


§                     Gwarzo


§                     Shanono


§                     Dawakin Kudu


§                     Tsanyawa


§                     Bichi


§                     Dambatta


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