Kano State in Encyclopedia

Kano State is a state located in North-Western Nigeria. Created on May 27, 1967 from part of the Northern Region, Kano state borders Katsina State to the north-west, Jigawa State to the north-east, Bauchi State to the south-east and Kaduna State to the south-west. The capital of Kano State is Kano.

The state originally included Jigawa State which was made a separate state in 1991.

Economy and society

Historically, Kano State has been a commercial and agricultural state, which is known for the production of groundnuts as well as for its solid mineral deposits. The state has more than of cultivable land and is the most extensively irrigated state in the country.

Kano State has in recent years being a centre of religious and ethnic violence in Nigeria. It also opposed the polio vaccination programme.

Foreign investments and investors can be seen all over the city. It is arguably within the first five states in terms of commercial activity within Nigeria. Kano also has traditionally received the largest proportion of centrally collected (mostly oil) revenues. From 1990-96 Kano received 10.9% of allocated revenue. In contrast, the next highest state was Sokoto State, receiving 3.5%, with Abuja, Lagos State, and Akwa Ibom State receiving 3.2% each.^[1]

Kano's once booming manufacturing sector has been stagnant over the last 15 years. Largely due to epileptic power supply. Plans are being considered to build a Nuclear Power Station in the North-Eastern region of Nigeria. The plant is to be fueled from Uranium mined in neighbouring Gombe state and supplied over a rail network.

Local Government Areas

LGA Name	Area (sq.km)	Census 2006 population	Administrative capital	Postal Code
Fagge	21	198,828	Waje	700
Dala	19	418,777	Gwamaja	700
Gwale	18	362,059	Gwale	700
Kano Municipal	17	365,525	Kofar Kudu	700
Tarauni	28	221,367	Ungwa Uku	700
Nassarawa	34	596,669	Bompai	700
Kumbotso	158	295,979	Kumbotso	700
Ungogo	204	369,657	Ungogo	700
Kano Metropolitan Area	499	2,828,861		700
Dawakin Tofa	479	247,875	Dawakin Tofa	701
Tofa	202	97,734	Tofa	701
Rimin Gado	225	104,790	Rimin Gado	701
Bagwai	405	162,847	Bagwai	701
Gezawa	340	282,069	Gezawa	702
Gabasawa	605	211,055	Zakirai	702
Minjibir	416	213,794	Minjibir	702
Dambatta	732	207,968	Dambatta	702
Makoda	441	222,399	Makoda	702
Kunchi	671	111,018	Kunchi	703
Bichi	612	277,099	Bichi	703
Tsanyawa	492	157,680	Tsanyawa	703
Shanono	697	140,607	Shanono	704
Gwarzo	393	183,987	Gwarzo	704
Karaye	479	141,407	Karaye	704
Rogo	802	227,742	Rogo	704
Kabo	341	153,828	Kabo	704
Northern Kano State	8,332	3,143,899		701 to 704
Bunkure	487	170,891	Bunkure	710
Kibiya	404	136,736	Kibiya	710
Rano	520	145,439	Rano	710
Tudun Wada	1,204	231,742	Tudun Wada	710
Doguwa	1,473	151,181	Riruwai	710
Madobi	273	136,623	Madobi	711
Kura	206	144,601	Kura	711
Garun Mallam	214	116,494	Garun Mallam	711
Bebeji	717	188,859	Bebeji	711
Kiru	927	264,781	Kiru	711
Sumaila	1,250	253,661	Sumaila	712
Garko	450	162,500	Garko	712
Takai	598	202,743	Takai	712
Albasu	398	190,153	Albasu	712
Gaya	613	201,016	Gaya	713
Ajingi	714	174,137	Ajingi	713
Wudil	362	185,189	Wudil	713
Warawa	360	128,787	Warawa	713
Dawakin Kudu	384	225,389	Dawakin Kudu	713
Southern Kano State	11,554	3,410,922		710 to 713

Languages

The official language of Kano State is English but the Hausa language is commonly spoken.

Population

According to the 2006 census figures from Nigeria Kano State had a population totalling 9,383,682. The credibility of the census has been disputed most noticeably by Gani Fawehinmi a Lagos-based advocate and activist.^[2] The state is mostly populated by Hausa people.^[3]

Kano State

Contents

Economy and society

Local Government Areas

Languages

Population

See also

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