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Kano (Ajami: كَنُواْ) is a city in northern Nigeria and the capital of Kano State. [3] It is the second largest city in Nigeria after Lagos, with over four million citizens living within 449 km 2 (173 sq mi). [4]
Kano (Hausa: Jihar Kano جِهَرْ كَنُوَ; Fula: 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤳𞤢𞤲𞤮𞥅, romanized: Leydi Kano) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the northern region of the country. [5] According to the national census done in 2006, Kano State is the most populous state in Nigeria.
Kano Municipal is a Local Government Area within the Kano Urban Area in Kano State, also known as capital of kano state, Nigeria. Its Secretariat is at Kofar Kudu (western entrance of emir's palace), in the south of the city of Kano. It has an area of 17 km 2 and 13 wards with population of 365,525 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the ...
Nassarawa is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the locality of Bompai, within the city of Kano. [1] It has an area of 34 km 2 and a population of 678,669 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 700. [2]
Economically, the North West's urban areas–like the city of Kano–are large boosts to the Nigerian economy [2] while most rural areas lag behind due to insecurity, [3] [4] low education rates, and government neglect. [5] The region has a population of about 49 million people, around 23% of the total population of the country.
The Kano Emirate was a Muslim state in northern Nigeria formed in 1805 during the Fulani jihad when the Muslim Hausa-led Sultanate of Kano was deposed and replaced by a new emirate which became a vassal state of the Sokoto Caliphate.
The Ancient Kano City Walls are made up of Dala Hill where it was founded, Kurmi Market and the Emir’s Palace. [ 6 ] The Ancient Kano City Walls originally had an estimated height of 30 to 50 ft (9.1 to 15.2 m) and about 40 ft (12 m) thick at the base with 15 gates around it.
Gwale is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria within Greater population and surface area at the center of the Kano city. Its headquarters are in the suburb of Gwale around the Kofar Na’isa Area. It has an area of 18 km 2 and a population of 362,059 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 700234. [1]