Kano State
Jihar Kano جِهَرْ كَنُوْ (Hausa) | |
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Nicknames: Centre of Commerce, Tumbin Giwa | |
Coordinates: 11°30′N 8°30′E / 11.500°N 8.500°E | |
Country | Nigeria |
Date created | 27 May 1967 |
Capital | Kano |
Government | |
• Body | Government of Kano State |
• Governor[1] | Abba Kabir Yusuf (NNPP) |
• Deputy Governor | Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo (NNPP) |
• Legislature | Kano State House of Assembly |
• Senators | C: Rufai Hanga (NNPP) N: Barau Jibrin (APC) S: Kawu Sumaila (NNPP) |
• Representatives | List |
Area | |
• Total | 20,131 km2 (7,773 sq mi) |
• Rank | 20th of 36 |
Population (2006 census) | |
• Total | 9,401,288 |
• Estimate (2022) | 15,462,200[2] |
• Rank | 1st of 36 |
• Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | |
• Year | 2021 |
• Total | $27.17 billion[3] 13th of 36 |
• Per capita | $1,761[3] 36th of 36 |
Time zone | UTC+01 (WAT) |
postal code | 700001 |
ISO 3166 code | NG-KN |
HDI (2021) | 0.481[4] low · 29th of 37 |
Website | www |
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Kano is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. The capital is Kano. Kano was created on May 27, 1967, from part of the Northern Region. Kano State shares borders with Katsina State to the northwest, Jigawa State to the northeast, Kaduna State to the southwest, and Bauchi State to the southeast.[5]