Kiru

Kiru is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are located in the town of Kiru. Kiru Local Government Area covers a land area of approximately 927 square kilometres and had a population of 264,781 according to the 2006 national census.

Type: local government area of Nigeria with 267,000 residents
Description: LGA and town in Kano State, Nigeria
Also known as: “Kiru, Nigeria”

Kiru

Location: Kano State, North West Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

11.543° or 11° 32′ 35″ north

Longitude

8.149° or 8° 8′ 56″ east

Population

267,000

Elevation

568 metres (1,864 feet)

Open location code

7F3CG4VX+6J

GeoNames ID

7871261

Wikidata ID

Q6416264

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Kiru” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Kiru (distrito)”
Cebuano: “Kiru”
Chinese: “Kiru”
French: “Kiru”
German: “Kiru”
Hausa: “Kiru”
Igbo: “Kiru”
Italian: “Kiru”
Min Nan Chinese: “Kiru”
Spanish: “Kiru”
Yoruba: “Kiru”

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