Tarauni

Tarauni is a Local Government Area in , . Its Secretariat is in the locality of Unguwa Uku within the city of . It has an area of 28 km2 and a population of 221,367 at the 2006 census.
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  • Type: local government area of Nigeria with 222,000 residents
  • Description: local government area in Kano State, Nigeria
  • Also known as: Tarauni Local Government Area

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and Gidan Makama Museum Kano.

Hospital
is a Federal Government Teaching Hospital located in , . It was formerly known as Bayero University Teaching hospital.

Museum
or Kano Museum is a in , . This building served as temporary palace of Sarakunan Hausa of Kano before the current palace Gidan Rumfa was constructed in the 15th century The museum has a significant collections of arts, crafts and items of historic interest related to the Kano area. is situated 4 km northwest of Tarauni.

Monument
is a monument, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Tarauni.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kano.

is the capital of . It has a population of around 3.6 million, giving it a busy atmosphere. It is an ancient trading city inhabited for well over a thousand years.

Tarauni

Latitude
11.9586° or 11° 57′ 31″ north
Longitude
8.5443° or 8° 32′ 39″ east
Population
222,000
Elevation
473 metres (1,552 feet)
Open location code
7F3CXG5V+CP
Geo­Names ID
8633817
Wiki­data ID
Q9081916
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Tarauni” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Tarauni (distrito)
  • Cebuano: Tarauni
  • Chinese: Tarauni
  • French: Tarauni
  • Fulah: Taaraawni
  • Hausa: Tarauni
  • Igbo: Tarauni
  • Italian: Tarauni
  • Min Nan Chinese: Tarauni
  • Portuguese: Tarauni
  • Spanish: Tarauni
  • Yoruba: Agbegbe Ijoba Ibile Tarauni
  • Yoruba: Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Tarauni

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Goron Dutse Hill and Bayero University.

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