About Kano State, Nigeria.

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The Slogan

Centre of Commerce


Date Of Creation

May 27, 1967


Geography

Area
• Total 20,131 km2 (7,773 sq mi)

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Brief History

An important early center of commerce in the region was Kurmi Market, founded by the Emir of Kano Muhammadu Rumfa in 1463 CE. Subsequent leaders made contributions to the emergence of Kano as a leading commercial centre in Sudanic Africa. During the time of the Kano Emirate, Emir Ibrahim Dabo made a number of administrative reforms, seeking to increase commerce in the region.

Leaders during this time encouraged traders to move from Katsina, capitalising on raids from the Hausa Sultanate of Maradi. The Jihad leaders of the Caliphate encouraged Kola nut trade and Kano was the greatest beneficiary with an annual turnover of about $30 million. Craft industries also evolved in the pre-colonial period contributing to the prosperity of the province.

After a British occupation of the region, culminating in the Battle of Kano in February 1903, the region became a part of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate. Kano later became a part of the Northern Region of Nigeria. Kano state was created on May 27, 1967. In 1991, part of Kano State was separated to form Jigawa State.


The Local Government area

Kano State consists of forty-four (44) Local Government Areas (LGAs). They are:

LGA NameArea (km2)Census 2006
population		Administrative capitalPostal
Code
Fagge21200,095Waje700
Dala19418,759Gwanmaja700
Gwale18357,827Gwale700
Kano Municipal17371,243Kofar Kudu700
Tarauni28221,844Unguwa Uku700
Nassarawa34596,411Bompai700
Kumbotso158294,391Kumbotso700
Ungogo204365,737Ungogo700
Kano Metropolitan Area4992,828,861700
Dawakin Tofa479246,197Dawakin Tofa701
Tofa20298,603Tofa701
Rimin Gado225103,371Rimin Gado701
Bagwai405161,533Bagwai701
Gezawa340282,328Gezawa702
Gabasawa605211,204Zakirai702
Minjibir416219,611Minjibir702
Dambatta732210,474Dambatta702
Makoda441220,094Makoda702
Kunchi671110,170Kunchi703
Bichi612278,309Bichi703
Tsanyawa492157,730Tsanyawa703
Shanono697139,128Shanono704
Gwarzo393183,624Gwarzo704
Karaye479144,045Karaye704
Rogo802227,607Rogo704
Kabo341153,158Kabo704
Northern Kano State8,3323,143,899701 to 704
Bunkure487174,467Bunkure710
Kibiya404138,618Kibiya710
Rano520148,276Rano710
Tudun Wada1,204228,658Tudun Wada710
Doguwa1,473150,645Riruwai710
Madobi273137,685Madobi711
Kura206143,094Kura711
Garun Mallam214118,622Garun Mallam711
Bebeji717191,916Bebeji711
Kiru927267,168Kiru711
Sumaila1,250250,379Sumaila712
Garko450161,966Garko712
Takai598202,639Takai712
Albasu398187,639Albasu712
Gaya613207,419Gaya713
Ajingi714172,610Ajingi713
Wudil362188,639Wudil713
Warawa360131,858Warawa713
Dawakin Kudu384225,497Dawakin Kudu713
Southern Kano State11,5543,410,922710 to 713


The Governor

Abdullahi Umar Ganduje (APC)


The Deputy governor

Nasir Yusuf Gawuna (APC)


The Senators

C: Ibrahim Shekarau (APC)
N: Jibrin Barau (APC)
S: Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya (APC)


Representatives

ConstituencyMember
Albasu/Gaya/AjingiAbdullahi Mahmud GayaAPC
Bebeji/KiruAli Datti-YakoAPC[c]
BichiAbubakar Kabir AbubakarAPC
DalaBabangida Alhassan AbdullahiAPC
Danbatta/MakodaBadamasi AyubaAPC
Doguwa/Tudun WadaAlhassan DoguwaAPC
Dawakin Kudu/WarawaMustapha DawakiAPC
Dawakin Tofa/Tofa/Rimin GadoTijjani Abdulkadir JobeAPC
FaggeAminu SulaimanAPC
Gabasawa/GezawaNasiru Abduwa GabasawaAPC
Gwarzo/KaboMusa Umar GaroAPC
GwaleLawan Abdullahi Ken-KenAPC
KumbotsoMunir Babba Dan’AgundiAPC
Kano MunicipalSha’aban Ibrahim SharadaAPC
Kunchi/TsanyawaSani Umar BalaAPC
Karaye/RogoHaruna Isah DederiAPC
Kura/Madobi/Garun MalamKabiru IdrisAPC
Minjibir/UngogoSani Ma’aruf NassAPC
NasarawaNassir Ali AhmadAPC
Rano/Bunkure/KibiyaKabiru Alhassan RurumAPC
Sumaila/TakaiSuraja Idris KanawaPDP
Shanono/BagwaiYusuf Ahmad BadauAPC
TarauniHafiz Ibrahim KawuAPC
Wudil/GarkoMuhammad Ali WudilAPC


The Website

www.kanostate.gov.ng


Major Cities

kano


Prominent Places

Kurmi Market established in the 15th century
Kano’s centuries-old city wall
Gidan Rumfa (Emir’s Palace, the oldest continuous site of authority in Nigeria)
Kano Zoo
Dala and Gwauron Dutse
Gidan makama (Kano Museum)
Bayero University Kano
Nigeria Police Academy


Mineral Resources

gold, chromite/nickel, silver, cassiterite (tin ore), and columbite


The population

Population (2016 census)
• Total 15,076,892


Postal Code

700001


Culture and tourism

Kurmi Market established in the 15th century
Kano’s centuries-old city wall
Gidan Rumfa (Emir’s Palace, the oldest continuous site of authority in Nigeria)
Kano Zoo
Dala and Gwauron Dutse
Gidan makama (Kano Museum)


Notable People

Aminu Ala (born 1973), Hausa musician, author from Kano State
Aliko Dangote, Nigerian business magnate and philanthropist
Aminu Dantata, Nigerian business magnate and philanthropist
Rabiu Kwankwaso, former minister of defense of Nigeria
Murtala Muhammed, 4th Head of State of Nigeria


Languages

The official language of Kano State is Hausa and Fulfulde language


Institutions

Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Research & Training
Centre For Research and Documentation, Kano
Digital Bridge Institute, Kano
Hydraulic Equipment Development Institute, Kano
Institute for Agricultural Research, Kano
International Crops Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics, Kano
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kano
Bayero University Kano (BUK), founded in 1977.
Kano State University of Technology (KUST), founded in 2001.
Skyline University Nigeria (SUN), founded in 2018.
Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano (YUSMUK), founded in 2012.
Nigeria Police Academy Wudil, founded as the 37th federal university in 2011

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