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| coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = CountryNigeria}}List of Nigerian states by date of statehood>Date created| established_date = 27 May 1967List of Nigerian state capitals>CapitalKano (city)>Kano| governing_body = Government of Kano StateList of Nigerian state governors>GovernorSee List of governors of Kano State for a list of prior governorsNew Nigeria People’s Party>NNPP| leader_name = Abba Kabir YusufDeputy Governor}}Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo (New Nigeria People’s Party>NNPP)| leader_title2 = Legislature| leader_name2 = Kano State House of AssemblySenate of Nigeria>SenatorsC: Rufai Hanga (New Nigeria Peoples Party)}}{{Nowrap>N: Barau Jibrin (All Progressives Congress)}}{{Nowrap>S: Kawu Sumaila (NNPP)}}Nigerian House of Representatives>RepresentativesNigerian National Assembly delegation from Kano#10th Assembly (2023–2027)>List| unit_pref = Metric| area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 20131List of Nigerian states by area>20th of 36| area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 9,401,288 | population_as_of = 2006 census| population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = autoACCESS-DATE=2024-02-07, www.citypopulation.de, | pop_est_as_of = 2022List of Nigerian states by population>1st of 36| population_note = List of Nigerian states by GDP>GDP (PPP)| demographics1_title1 = YearWest Africa Time>WAT| utc_offset1 = +01| postal_code_type = postal code| postal_code = 700001| area_code = | area_code_type = NG-KN)Human Development Index>HDI (2021)WEBSITE=HDI.GLOBALDATALAB.ORGACCESS-DATE=2018-09-13ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20180923120638/HTTPS://HDI.GLOBALDATALAB.ORG/AREADATA/SHDI/#900List of Nigerian states by Human Development Index>29th of 37www.kanostate.gov.ng/}}prelim|1}} Preliminary resultsStates of Nigeria>State| demographics1_info1 = 2021| demographics1_title2 = TotalEDITOR-FIRST=GABRIEL EDITOR2-FIRST=IYANUOLUWA URL=HTTPS://YOURBUDGIT.COM/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2022/10/2022-STATE-OF-STATES_OFFICIAL.PDF WEBSITE=BUDGIT.ORG PUBLICATION-DATE=2022-10-13, 13th of 36| demographics1_title3 = Per capitaList of Nigerian states by GDP>36th of 36| imagesize = 300pxJihar Kano جِهَرْ كَنُوْ (Hausa Language>Hausa)Hausa language>Hausa}}Kano State (Hausa: ; ) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the northern region of the country.WEB, 2017-12-30, About Kano,kanostate.gov.ng/?q=about, live,web.archive.org/web/20200519161413/https://kanostate.gov.ng/about, 2020-05-19, 2020-05-19, Kano State, According to the national census done in 2006, Kano State is the most populous state in Nigeria. The recent official estimates taken in 2016 by the National Bureau of Statistics found that Kano State was still the largest state by population in Nigeria.WEB, 2011-05-19, 2006 Census,www.population.gov.ng/files/nationafinal.pdf, live, 2021-03-14,www.population.gov.ng/files/nationafinal.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20110519235026www.population.gov.ng/files/nationafinal.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20110519235026www.population.gov.ng/files/nationafinal.pdf, 19 May 2011, WEB, Nigeria Statistics,nigerianstat.gov.ng/download/775, live, 14 March 2021, 22 August 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210822174326/https://nigerianstat.gov.ng/download/775, Created in 1967 out of the former Northern Region, Kano State borders on Katsina State to the northwest for about 210 km (130 miles), Jigawa State to the northeast for 355 km (221 miles), Bauchi State to the southeast for 131 km (82 miles), and Kaduna State to the southwest for 255 km. The state’s capital and largest city is the city of Kano, the second most populous city in Nigeria after Lagos. The incumbent governor of the state is Abba Kabir Yusuf. He was sworn in on 29 May 2023.WEB, Kano/Katsina: Ganduje, Masari, Gaidam sworn-in – P.M. News,pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/05/29/kanokatsina-ganduje-masari-gaidam-sworn-in/, 2022-02-04, en-US, 4 February 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220204193039/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/05/29/kanokatsina-ganduje-masari-gaidam-sworn-in/, live, Modern day Kano State was the site of a number of prior kingdoms and empires, including the Kingdom of Kano, which was centered in Dala Hill (Dutsen Dala) and existed from prior to 1000 AD to 1349.WEB, 2010-05-01, Kano State Government,www.kanostate.net/profile.html, 2021-03-14,www.kanostate.net/profile.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20100501081940www.kanostate.net/profile.html,">web.archive.org/web/20100501081940www.kanostate.net/profile.html, 1 May 2010, In 1349, the Sultanate of Kano was established with Yaji I as its first Sultan.WEB, Hausa,repository.tufs.ac.jp/bitstream/10108/85672/1/A569.pdf, live, 14 March 2021, 22 February 2022,repository.tufs.ac.jp/bitstream/10108/85672/1/A569.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20220222150248repository.tufs.ac.jp/bitstream/10108/85672/1/A569.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20220222150248repository.tufs.ac.jp/bitstream/10108/85672/1/A569.pdf, In the 15th century, Kurmi Market was opened, which helped Kano become a center of commercial activity in Hausaland;WEB, Kurmi: Kano’s 600-year-old slave market now sanctuary for artifacts - Daily Trust,dailytrust.com/kurmi-kanos-600-year-old-slave-market-now-sanctuary-for-artifacts/, 2023-10-23, dailytrust.com, the market remains open in the 21st century and its historic importance is reflected in the state’s nickname, the Centre of Commerce.NEWS, Ujorha, Tadaferua, 2003-05-09, Kano’s 500-year-old market, Daily Trust, Biafra Nigeria World,news.biafranigeriaworld.com/archive/2003/apr/09/0301.html, 2007-11-01, 7 August 2021,news.biafranigeriaworld.com/archive/2003/apr/09/0301.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20210807174640news.biafranigeriaworld.com/archive/2003/apr/09/0301.html,">web.archive.org/web/20210807174640news.biafranigeriaworld.com/archive/2003/apr/09/0301.html, live, During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Sultanate of Kano established itself as the most powerful of the Hausa Kingdoms.WEB, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria – History,www.nigeriaembassyusa.org/index.php?page=test-sub, 2021-03-14, www.nigeriaembassyusa.org, 2 March 2021,www.nigeriaembassyusa.org/index.php?page=test-sub," title="web.archive.org/web/20210302153600www.nigeriaembassyusa.org/index.php?page=test-sub,">web.archive.org/web/20210302153600www.nigeriaembassyusa.org/index.php?page=test-sub, dead, In 1903, the British Empire conquered the Kano Emirate, incorporating it region into the Northern Nigeria Protectorate.WEB, The Fall of Kano {{!, History Today|url=https://www.historytoday.com/archive/fall-kano|url-status=live|access-date=14 March 2021|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007200825www.historytoday.com/archive/fall-kano}} The major ethnic groups in pre-colonial Kano City were the Hausa, Fulani, Barebari (Kanuri), Tuareg, Arab, Nupe and some tribes from the southern Nigeria. Most of the people in Kano city have come to use the Hausa language as a first language and some have accepted Hausa as an ethnic identification.BOOK, Paden, Religion and Political Culture in Kano, 0-520-01738-2, Since independence, Kano State has developed a diverse economy, establishing itself as a center for industry, agriculture, and Islamic banking. The Hausa and Fulani make up the majority of Kano State’s population. The Hausa language is the dominant language in the state, as it is in most of Northern Nigeria.WEB, Hausa Language Variation and Dialects,aflang.humanities.ucla.edu/language-materials/chadic-languages/hausa/hausa-language-variation-dialects/, 2021-03-14, African Languages at UCLA, en-US, 4 December 2020,aflang.humanities.ucla.edu/language-materials/chadic-languages/hausa/hausa-language-variation-dialects/," title="web.archive.org/web/20201204042149aflang.humanities.ucla.edu/language-materials/chadic-languages/hausa/hausa-language-variation-dialects/,">web.archive.org/web/20201204042149aflang.humanities.ucla.edu/language-materials/chadic-languages/hausa/hausa-language-variation-dialects/, live, WEB, Adoti, Olive, 2020-07-30, 10 Top languages spoken in Nigeria (plus the states),www.legit.ng/1119300-list-languages-nigeria-states.html, 2021-03-14, Legit.ng – Nigeria news., en, 23 April 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210423024933/https://www.legit.ng/1119300-list-languages-nigeria-states.html, live, Challenges faced by Kano State in the 21st century include attacks by the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram,NEWS, Nossiter, Adam, 2013-03-19, Bombs Strike Bus Station in Nigeria (Published 2013), en-US, The New York Times,www.nytimes.com/2013/03/19/world/africa/suicide-bombers-strike-bus-depot-in-nigeria.html, 2021-03-14, 0362-4331, 18 March 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210318210130/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/19/world/africa/suicide-bombers-strike-bus-depot-in-nigeria.html, live, NEWS,www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31604853, Nigeria suicide bombers target Potiskum and Kano buses, BBC News, 24 February 2015, 29 August 2021, 29 August 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210829034221/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31604853, live, NEWS, BBC News – Nigeria unrest: Kano mosque attack kills dozens,www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30250950, 29 November 2014, BBC News, 28 November 2014, 29 November 2014,www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30250950," title="web.archive.org/web/20141129010151www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30250950,">web.archive.org/web/20141129010151www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30250950, live, inter-religious violence,Obasanjo Assesses Riot Damage in Kano – 2001-10-16 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207205315www.voanews.com/content/a-13-a-2001-10-16-32-obasanjo-67542777/286046.html |date=7 February 2015 }}. Voice of America News.NEWS, 2004-05-20, Kano: Nigeria’s ancient city-state, BBC online, BBC,news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3708309.stm, 2007-07-12, 18 May 2014,news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3708309.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20140518190305news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3708309.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20140518190305news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3708309.stm, live, and extreme poverty.WEB, Geographies of poverty in Kano State: The role of GIS in identifying and mapping multidimensionally deprived households,www.researchgate.net/publication/308026200, 2021-03-14, ResearchGate, en, 22 February 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220222150308/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308026200_Geographies_of_poverty_in_Kano_State_The_role_of_GIS_in_identifying_and_mapping_multidimensionally_deprived_households, live, A Muslim-majority state, Kano State is one of the twelve states in Nigeria to operate under Sharia law within the legal framework of the Nigerian Constitution.NEWS, 2020-08-10, Nigerian singer sentenced to death for blasphemy in Kano state, en-GB, BBC News,www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53726256, 2021-03-14, 9 May 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210509064958/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53726256, live, (File:Mittelholzer-kano.jpg|thumb|Photo of Kano in December 1930)

History

An important early center of commerce in the region was Kurmi Market, founded by the Emir of Kano Muhammadu Rumfa in 1463 CE.WEB, Kano Markets,kanostate.gov.ng/?q=markets, 2018-06-06, Kano State, live,kanostate.gov.ng/markets," title="web.archive.org/web/20200519163611kanostate.gov.ng/markets,">web.archive.org/web/20200519163611kanostate.gov.ng/markets, 2020-05-19, 2020-05-19, Subsequent leaders made contributions to the emergence of Kano as a leading commercial centre in Sudanic Africa.WEB, Kurmi Market Kano State :: Nigeria Information & Guide,www.nigeriagalleria.com/Nigeria/States_Nigeria/Kano/Kurmi-Market-Kano.html, 2023-10-23, www.nigeriagalleria.com, During the time of the Kano Emirate, Emir Ibrahim Dabo made a number of administrative reforms, seeking to increase commerce in the region.BOOK, Miers, Suzanne,books.google.com/books?id=DLD6Z9SUxk4C&pg=PA169, Slavery and Colonial Rule in Africa, Klein, Martin A., 1999, Psychology Press, 978-0-7146-4884-2, en, 19 May 2020, 4 August 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200804003314/https://books.google.com/books?id=DLD6Z9SUxk4C&pg=PA169, live, Leaders during this time encouraged traders to move from Katsina, capitalising on raids from the Hausa Sultanate of Maradi.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} The Jihad leaders of the Caliphate encouraged the Kola nut trade, and Kano was the greatest beneficiary with an annual turnover of about $30 million.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} Craft industries also evolved in the pre-colonial period contributing to the prosperity of the province.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}After a British occupation of the region, culminating in the Battle of Kano in February 1903, the region became a part of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate.NEWS, 1903-05-19, CAPTURE OF KANO., 6, West Gippsland Gazette (Warragul, Vic. : 1898 – 1930),nla.gov.au/nla.news-article68724440, 2020-05-19, 13 December 2019,nla.gov.au/nla.news-article68724440," title="web.archive.org/web/20191213211015nla.gov.au/nla.news-article68724440,">web.archive.org/web/20191213211015nla.gov.au/nla.news-article68724440, live, Kano later became a part of the Northern Region of Nigeria. Kano state was created on 27 May 1967. In 1991, part of Kano State was separated to form Jigawa State.

Geography

Climate

The climate of Kano state is characterised by variability in rainfall between the 70s and 80s, with drought and near drought conditions. Between the 90s and the year 2015, the moisture conditions have improved considerably but for fluctuations in rainfall in the state.BOOK, Buba, L. F., Spatio-temporal rainfall and temperature variation in northern Nigeria., A Ph.D. Thesis submitted to the Geography Department, Bayero University, Kano, 2010, However, since 2015 till date, there has been an increase in rainfall in the state, which has helped increase agricultural production in this northern Nigerian state considerably.BOOK, Badamasi, M.M., Vegetation and Forestry in Tank, A.I. & Morale, S.B. (Eds.) Kano Government, Society and Development., Adonis and Abbey Publishers, 2014, London & Abuja, Based on the report of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), the amount of rainfall varies between years with a mean value of 897.7mm.WEB, Kano my state,www.kanodashboard.ng/biography.html, 2023-10-04, www.kanodashboard.ng, In the first quarter of 2022, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency sounded an early warning of floods in some states, including Kano state. The agency asserted that their warning was based on the amount and distribution of rainfall that had been observed in the nation during the rainy season. According to the Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), 25 local government districts experienced flooding as a result of the extreme rain’s aftermath.WEB, Maishanu, Abubakar Ahmadu, 2022-11-08, SPECIAL REPORT: Traders count losses as floods submerge West Africa’s largest textile market in Kano,www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/564102-special-report-traders-count-losses-as-floods-submerge-west-africas-largest-textile-market-in-kano.html, 2022-11-10, Premium Times Nigeria, en-GB,

Temperature

The temperature of Kano has been on the rise since the 60s and this is highly remarkableBOOK, Badamosi, M.M., Vegetation and Forestry in Tank A.I., Momale, S.B. (eds.) Kano Government, Society and Development. London & Abuja: Adonis and Abbey Publishers., 2014, The annual temperature of the state is between 260C to 300C of dumal temperature, which is high, and measurable between the range of 13.1%, with the relative humidity of between 17% and 90% respectively.BOOK, Kowal & Knabe, J.M. & D.T., An agroclimatological atlas of northern states of Nigeria with explanatory notes, ABU Press, 1972, Zaria, BOOK, Olofin, E.A., Some aspects of the physical geographies of the Kano region and related human responses: Departmental lecture notes., Denis Standaerd Printers, 1987, Kano, Nigeria,

Economy

Many large markets exist within Kano today, such as Kurmi Market, Kantin Kwari Market,WEB, Kantin Kwari market Archives,editor.guardian.ng/tag/kantin-kwari-market/, 2022-12-30, The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News, en-US, Sabon Gari Market, Dawanau Market WEB, Dawanau:46-Yr-Old Kano Market That Determines Cost Of Grains In Nigeria,dailytrust.com/dawanau-46-yr-old-kano-market-that-determines-cost-of-grains-in-nigeria/, 2023-09-12, The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News, en-US, Kofar Wanbai Market, Galadima Market, Yankura Market and Bata Market. Many of these markets specialize in a certain product, such as textiles or grain.

Agriculture

Subsistence and commercial agriculture is mostly practised in the outlying districts of the state. Some of the food crops cultivated are millet, cowpeas, sorghum, maize and rice for local consumption while groundnuts and cotton are produced for export and industrial purposes. During the colonial period and several years after the country’s independence, the groundnuts produced in the state constituted one of the major sources revenue of the country. Kano State is a major producer of hides and skins, sesame, soybean, cotton, garlic, gum arabic and chili pepper.WEB, 2017-08-24, Ease of Doing Business: Kano State Govt. woos investors with land,businessday.ng/business-economy/article/ease-business-kano-state-govt-woos-investors-land/, 2023-10-21, Businessday NG, en-US, A 2018 study of Tudun Wada found that both temperature and rainfall were likely to increase with climate change, causing increased stress on crops, and would require increased climate change adaptation for agricultural practices.JOURNAL, Garba, J.I., 2018, AWARENESS AND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN TUDUN WADA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KANO STATE, Zaria Geographer, 25, 1, 63–75, 2782-7739,

Industry

Kano State is the second-largest industrial Centre after Lagos State in Nigeria and the largest in Northern Nigeria with textile, tanning, footwear, cosmetics, plastics, enamelware, pharmaceuticals, ceramics, furniture and other industries.WEB,www.researchgate.net/figure/Kano-Metropolis-Kano-metropolis-is-the-second-largest-industrial-and-commercial-centre-in_fig6_308576260#:~:text=Murtala%20Uba%20Mohammed-,Kano%20Metropolis%20Kano%20metropolis%20is%20the%20second%20largest%20industrial%20and,1.6million%20(Maiwada%202000)archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222150243www.researchgate.net/figure/Kano-Metropolis-Kano-metropolis-is-the-second-largest-industrial-and-commercial-centre-in_fig6_308576260#:~:text=Murtala%20Uba%20Mohammed-,Kano%20Metropolis%20Kano%20metropolis%20is%20the%20second%20largest%20industrial%20and,1.6million%20(Maiwada%202000) access-date=2023-08-27, . Others include agricultural implements, soft drinks, food and beverages, dairy products, vegetable oil, animal feeds etc.HTTPS://WWW.UNRISD.ORG/80256B3C005BCCF9/(HTTPAUXPAGES)/307D3402769F396280256B67005B6C56/$FILE/DP77.PDF >TITLE=ARCHIVED COPY ARCHIVE-DATE=9 SEPTEMBER 2021 URL-STATUS=LIVE, Kano is also the center of a growing Islamic banking industry in Nigeria.ISLAMIC FINANCE NIGERIA >URL=HTTPS://WWW.SUKFIN.COM/KNOWLEDGE/ISLAMIC-FINANCE/ LANGUAGE=EN-US ARCHIVE-DATE=30 SEPTEMBER 2020 URL-STATUS=LIVE, NIGERIA: CITIES WITH THE LARGEST POPULATION 2020 >URL=HTTPS://WWW.STATISTA.COM/STATISTICS/1121444/LARGEST-CITIES-IN-NIGERIA/ WEBSITE=STATISTA ARCHIVE-DATE=21 FEBRUARY 2021 URL-STATUS=LIVE, HTTP://KUBANNI.ABU.EDU.NG/JSPUI/BITSTREAM/123456789/12023/1/COLLAPSE%20OF%20TEXTILE%20INDUSTRY%20IN%20NIGERIA%20A%20STUDY%20OF%20KANO.PDF>ACCESS-DATE=2023-08-27ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20210924120020/HTTP://KUBANNI.ABU.EDU.NG/JSPUI/BITSTREAM/123456789/12023/1/COLLAPSE%20OF%20TEXTILE%20INDUSTRY%20IN%20NIGERIA%20A%20STUDY%20OF%20KANO.PDFURL-STATUS=DEADLAST=KASIM MADUGU, HTTP://DOCUMENTS1.WORLDBANK.ORG/CURATED/EN/769551524576691390/PDF/WP-NIGERIABIANNUALECONOMICUPDATEAPRILFINALVERSION-PUBLIC.PDF >TITLE=NIGERIA BIANNUAL ECONOMIC UPDATE: CONNECTING TO COMPETE LANGUAGE=EN WORLD BANK >ACCESS-DATE=2022-02-22 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20210504000033/HTTP://DOCUMENTS1.WORLDBANK.ORG/CURATED/EN/769551524576691390/PDF/WP-NIGERIABIANNUALECONOMICUPDATEAPRILFINALVERSION-PUBLIC.PDF ACCESS-DATE=2021-02-21LANGUAGE=EN-GBARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20210509175520/HTTPS://WWW.BBC.CO.UK/NEWS/TOPICS/CVL786NP8J6T/KANOWORK=BBC NEWSACCESS-DATE=2021-02-21ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20220222150326/HTTPS://WWW.BBC.COM/NEWS/AV/BUSINESS-25780815, live,

Tourism

{{Multiple image| image1 = GIDAN DAN HAUSA.jpg| caption1 = Gidan Dan Hausa Museum| image2 = Kano Emir Palace Entrance Kano State Nigeria.jpg| caption2 = Gidan Rumfa| image3 = Another side of Gidan Makama Museum Kano.jpg| image4 = Bashir Uthman Tofa Mosque in Gandun Albasa, Kano (2018).jpg| caption3 = Gidan Makama Museum Kano| caption4 = Bashir Uthman Tofa Mosque| direction = horizontal| align = center| width = 200| image5 = Palace of Kano Emirate 03.jpg| caption5 = Palace of Kano Emirate}}The tourist attractions in the state include:

Natural resources

Kano State has different natural resourcesWEB, Natural Resources – Welcome To The Embassy of Nigeria,nigerianembassythehague.nl/about-nigeria/natural-resources/, 2022-02-04, en-US, 26 January 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220126051320/https://nigerianembassythehague.nl/about-nigeria/natural-resources/, live, in abundant, these include

Mineral raw materials

Agro raw materials

Transport

Federal Highways

Other major roads

  • the Kunya-Mutum Rd northeast from A2 to Jigawa State at Duma,
  • the Kano-Gumel Rd northeast via Dosai, Gezawa, Kirazare and Dadin Diniya to Jigawa State near Magama,
  • the Kano-Ringim Rd east from Dosai via Gwandu, Wangara, Zugachi and Zakirai to Jigawa State at Gorshinsi,
  • south from Gwandu via Gogel to A237 at Zogarava,
  • the Gaya-Wudil Rd east from A237 to Jigawa at Dundubis as the Gaya-Azare Rd,
  • south from A2 at Karfi Ruga as the Kano-Kumbotso-Rano or Rano-Karfin Ruga Rd via Bunkure, Rano, Kibiya, Tarai, Burunburum, Sitti and Masu to Bauchi State at Gwanda as the Sabon Gari-Gwanda-Kafin-Birgi Rd,
  • the Kafin Maiyaki-Sabin Bimi Rd south from A2 via Arna, Tudun Wada, Falgore Game Reserve, Tagwaye and Dadin Kowa to Kaduna State at Murai,
  • the Kiru-Rurum Rd north from A2 at Kafin Maiyaki via Yako and Karaye to Gwarzo as the Kafi-Jamaa Kosa Rd,
  • Murtala Mohammed Rd west from Kano to Katsina State at Gangara,
  • the Gwarzo-Shanono Rd north via Bagawi to A9 at Bichi.

Railways

Kano is on the 1067 mm Cape Gauge Western Railway Line from Lagos via Kaduna to Jigawa State (rehabilitated 2013), with a new double track standard gauge line under construction. Rail transport in Nigeria{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}

Airports

(File:Aminu Kano International Airport Kano.jpg|thumb|Malam Aminu Kano International Airport)Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (1936), HQ of Kabo Air, Azman Airlines and Max Air.WEB, Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) - Daily Trust,dailytrust.com/tag/malam-aminu-kano-international-airport-makia/, 2023-10-23, dailytrust.com, WEB, Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport News {{!, Latest news about Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport today, 23 October 2023 |url=https://www.naijanews.com/topic/mallam-aminu-kano-international-airport/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Naija News |language=en-GB}}

Education

{{See also|List of tertiary institutions in Kano State}}WEB, Kano State second largest industrial – Google Search,www.google.com/search?q=Kano+State+second+largest+industrial&start=20, 2021-02-21, www.google.com,

Secondary Schools

Universities

Kano State is home to five universities: one federal university, one regimented federal university, two states universities, and one private university.

Polytechnics and Colleges

The following is a list of the approved Polytechnics and Colleges in the state of Kano:

Local government areas

{{See also|List of villages in Kano State}}Kano State consists of forty-four (44) Local Government Areas (LGAs).{| class=“sortable wikitable”! LGA Name! Area (km2)! Census 2006 population! Administrative capital! PostalCode| Fagge| 21| 200,095| Waje| 700Dala, Nigeria>Dala| 19| 418,759| Gwanmaja| 700| Gwale| 18| 357,827| Gwale| 700| Kano Municipal| 17| 371,243| Kofar Kudu| 700| Tarauni| 28| 221,844| Unguwa Uku| 700Nasarawa, Kano State>Nassarawa| 34| 596,411| Bompai| 700| Kumbotso| 158| 294,391| Kumbotso| 700| Ungogo| 204| 365,737| Ungogo| 700Kano (city)>Kano Metropolitan Area| 499| 2,828,861| | 700| Dawakin Tofa| 479| 246,197| Dawakin Tofa| 701Tofa, Nigeria>Tofa| 202| 98,603Tofa, Nigeria>Tofa| 701| Rimin Gado| 225| 103,371| Rimin Gado| 701| Bagwai| 405| 161,533| Bagwai| 701| Gezawa| 340| 282,328| Gezawa| 702| Gabasawa| 605| 211,204| Zakirai| 702| Minjibir| 416| 219,611| Minjibir| 702| Dambatta| 732| 210,474| Dambatta| 702| Makoda| 441| 220,094| Makoda| 702Kunchi, Nigeria>Kunchi| 671| 110,170Kunchi, Nigeria>Kunchi| 703| Bichi| 612| 278,309| Bichi| 703| Tsanyawa| 492| 157,730| Tsanyawa| 703| Shanono| 697| 139,128| Shanono| 704| Gwarzo| 393| 183,624| Gwarzo| 704| Karaye| 479| 144,045| Karaye| 704| Rogo| 802| 227,607| Rogo| 704Kabo, Nigeria>Kabo| 341| 153,158Kabo, Nigeria>Kabo| 704| Northern Kano State| 8,332| 3,143,899| | 701 to 704| Bunkure| 487| 174,467| Bunkure| 710| Kibiya| 404| 138,618| Kibiya| 710| Rano| 520| 148,276| Rano| 710Tudun Wada (Kano state)>Tudun Wada| 1,204| 228,658Tudun Wada (Kano state)>Tudun Wada| 710| Doguwa| 1,473| 150,645| Riruwai| 710| Madobi| 273| 137,685| Madobi| 711Kura, Nigeria>Kura| 206| 143,094Kura, Nigeria>Kura| 711| Garun Mallam| 214| 118,622| Garun Mallam| 711| Bebeji| 717| 191,916| Bebeji| 711Kiru, Nigeria>Kiru| 927| 267,168Kiru, Nigeria>Kiru| 711| Sumaila| 1,250| 250,379| Sumaila| 712Garko, Nigeria>Garko| 450| 161,966Garko, Nigeria>Garko| 712| Takai| 598| 202,639| Takai| 712| Albasu| 398| 187,639| Albasu| 712Gaya, Nigeria>Gaya| 613| 207,419Gaya, Nigeria>Gaya| 713| Ajingi| 714| 172,610| Ajingi| 713| Wudil| 362| 188,639| Wudil| 713| Warawa| 360| 131,858| Warawa| 713| Dawakin Kudu| 384| 225,497| Dawakin Kudu| 713| Southern Kano State| 11,554| 3,410,922| | 710 to 713

Demographics

Population

According to the 2006 PON census figures from Nigeria Kano State had a population totaling 9,401,288. Based on the official data by the National Bureau of Statistics.,Demographic Statistics Bulletin 2020 Kano State is the most populous state in the country followed by Lagos State.WEB,www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/headline/f111012007.html, Rejections greet census result,www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/headline/f111012007.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20070129091226www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/headline/f111012007.html,">web.archive.org/web/20070129091226www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/headline/f111012007.html, 2007-01-29, 2023-08-28, The state is mostly populated by the Hausa and Fulani people.WEB, Nigeria Ethnic Groups{{!, Map|url=https://onlinenigeria.com/map.gif|access-date=2020-09-17|website=onlinenigeria.com|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126122818onlinenigeria.com/map.gif|url-status=live}}{{Historical populations 5,810,470 9,401,288 15,462,200 |align = noneWEBSITE=WWW.CITYPOPULATION.DEARCHIVE-DATE=8 JULY 2019URL-STATUS=LIVE, }}

Languages

The official language of Kano State are Hausa and Fulfulde.WEB, Brief History of Kano 999 to 2003,www.kanostate.net/profile.html, Ibrahim Ado-Kurawa, 2003, kanostate.net, Kano State Government Nigeria, dead,www.kanostate.net/profile.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20091210164632www.kanostate.net/profile.html,">web.archive.org/web/20091210164632www.kanostate.net/profile.html, 10 December 2009, 7 December 2009, {{verify source|date=July 2020}}The Kainji languages Moro, Kurama and Map are also spoken in Doguwa LGA.{{fact|date=May 2024}}

Notable people

Politics

The state government is led by a democratically elected governor who works closely with the state house of assembly. The capital city of the state is Kano.WEB, Oguntola, Tunde, 2022-09-27, 2023: Next President, Govs Must Get Two-thirds Spread, Says INEC,leadership.ng/2023-next-president-govs-must-get-two-thirds-spread-says-inec/, 2023-02-23, en-US,

Electoral system

The governor of each state is selected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two -third of the State local government Areas. If no candidate passes threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government Areas.

See also

References

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Further reading

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External links

{{NIE Poster|Kano}} {{States of Nigeria}}{{Governors of Kano State}}{{Authority control}}

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