Kankara

Kankara is a Local Government Area and town situated in the southern region of Katsina State, Nigeria.
Wikipedia
  • Type: local government area of Nigeria with 243,000 residents
  • Description: LGA and town in Katsina State, Nigeria
  • Also known as: “Garin Kankara” and “Kankara Local Government Area”

Kankara

Latitude
11.9738° or 11° 58′ 26″ north
Longitude
7.3627° or 7° 21′ 46″ east
Population
243,000
Elevation
569 metres (1,867 feet)
Open location code
7F39X9F7+G3
Geo­Names ID
8633652
Wiki­data ID
Q6363677
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Kankara” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kankara (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Kankara”
  • Chinese: “坎卡拉”
  • French: “Kankara”
  • Hausa: “Kankara”
  • Hausa: “Ƙanƙara”
  • Igbo: “Kankara”
  • Italian: “Kankara”
  • Japanese: “カンカラ”
  • Karekare: “Ƙankara”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kankara”
  • Spanish: “Kankara”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Kankara”
  • “Kankara”

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