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Kano State

Kano State is one of the 36 states of , located in the northern region of the country. Created in 1967 out of the former Northern Region, Kano State borders on to the northwest for about 210 km, to the northeast for 355 km, to the southeast for 131 km, and to the southwest for 255 km.
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is the capital of State. 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.

is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of . It was created out of Gaya Local Government in 1996.

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is a town and Local Government Area in Kano State, northern . It lies along the shores of the Dam and serves as a peaceful gateway to rural Hausa life.

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is a local government area in Kano State, . Known for its agricultural activities and vibrant local markets, offers visitors a chance to experience rural life and Hausa culture.

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is a Local Government Area and headquarter of Emirate council in Kano State, .

is a Local Government Area and town in Kano State, northern . It lies approximately 20 km west of city and is known for its agricultural activity, rural markets, and developing infrastructure.

is one of the oldest towns in Kano State, , and serves as the headquarters of the Local Government Area. It is part of the historic Hausa Bakwai states and is known for its cultural and historical significance, vibrant markets, and Islamic scholarship.

Kano State

Latitude of center
11.5° or 11° 30′ north
Longitude of center
8.5° or 8° 30′ east
Population
10,100,000
Elevation
530 metres (1,739 feet)
Geo­Names ID
2335196
Wiki­data ID
Q682571
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yoruba—“Kano State” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كانو”
  • Arabic: “ولاية كانو”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kano ştatı”
  • Belarusian: “Кано (штат)”
  • Belarusian: “Кано”
  • Belarusian: “штат Кано”
  • Bengali: “কানো অঙ্গরাজ্য”
  • Catalan: “estat de Kano”
  • Catalan: “Estat de Kano”
  • Cebuano: “Kano State”
  • Central Kanuri: “Cidi kano bǝ”
  • Central Kanuri: “Kano”
  • Chinese: “Kano Chiu”
  • Chinese: “卡诺州”
  • Chinese: “卡諾州”
  • Czech: “Kano”
  • Danish: “Kano”
  • Dutch: “Kano”
  • Esperanto: “Kano Ŝtato”
  • Esperanto: “Kano”
  • Esperanto: “ŝtato Kano”
  • Esperanto: “subŝtato Kano”
  • Estonian: “Kano osariik”
  • Finnish: “Kano”
  • French: “Etat de Kano”
  • French: “État de Kano”
  • French: “Kano”
  • Fulah: “Kano”
  • Galician: “Estado de Kano”
  • Georgian: “კანოს შტატი”
  • German: “Kano”
  • German: “NG-KN”
  • Greek: “Πολιτεία του Κάνο”
  • Gujarati: “કાનો સ્ટેટ”
  • Gun: “Ayimatẹn Kano Tọn”
  • Hausa: “Birnin Dabo”
  • Hausa: “jihar Kano”
  • Hausa: “Jihar Kano”
  • Hausa: “Kano”
  • Hausa: “Ta Dabo”
  • Hausa: “Tumbin giwa”
  • Hebrew: “קנו”
  • Hindi: “कानो राज्य”
  • Igala: “Kano State”
  • Igbo: “Kano State”
  • Igbo: “Nkeji Ochíchííwu Kano”
  • Igbo: “Steeti Kano”
  • Indonesian: “Kano”
  • Irish: “Stát Kano”
  • Italian: “Kano”
  • Japanese: “カノ州”
  • Kannada: “ಕ್ಯಾನೊ ರಾಜ್ಯ”
  • Kanuri: “Cidi kano bǝ”
  • Korean: “카노주”
  • Latvian: “Kano štats”
  • Latvian: “Kano”
  • Lithuanian: “Kano valstija”
  • Malay: “Negeri Kano”
  • Marathi: “कानो राज्य”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kano Chiu”
  • Nigerian Pidgin: “Kano state”
  • Nigerian Pidgin: “Kano Stet”
  • Nigerian Pidgin: “Kano”
  • Northern Frisian: “Kano (Bundesstoot)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Kano”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kano”
  • Norwegian: “Kano”
  • Nupe-Nupe-Tako: “Kano State”
  • Obolo: “Kano”
  • Ossetian: “Кано (штат)”
  • Ossetian: “Кано”
  • Persian: “ایالت کانو”
  • Persian: “کانو”
  • Polish: “Kano”
  • Portuguese: “Cano”
  • Portuguese: “Estado de Kano”
  • Portuguese: “Kano”
  • Romanian: “Statul Kano”
  • Russian: “Кано”
  • Serbian: “Кано”
  • Sindhi: “ڪانو رياست”
  • Sinhala: “කානෝ ප්‍රාන්තය”
  • Sinhala: “කානෝ රාජ්‍යය”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کانو (ایالت) ایالتی”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کانو ایالتی”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کانو”
  • Spanish: “emirato de Kano”
  • Spanish: “Estado de Kano”
  • Spanish: “Kano”
  • Swahili: “Kano State”
  • Swahili: “Kano”
  • Swedish: “Kano”
  • Tamil: “கனோ மாநிலம்”
  • Telugu: “కానో రాష్ట్రం”
  • Telugu: “కానో స్టేట్”
  • Thai: “รัฐคาโน”
  • Tumbuka: “Kano State, Nigeria”
  • Turkish: “Kano Devleti”
  • Turkish: “Kano Krallığı”
  • Tyap: “Si̱tet Ka̱na̱u”
  • Ukrainian: “Кано”
  • Urdu: “کانو اسٹیٹ”
  • Urdu: “کانو ریاست”
  • Venetian: “Cano”
  • Vietnamese: “Bang Kano”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Kano (estado)”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Kano”
  • Western Mari: “Кано”
  • Yoruba: “Ipinle Kano”
  • Yoruba: “Kano State”
  • “Statul Kano”

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kano State”. Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Public domain.