Kano State

Kano State Jihar Kano جِهَرْ كَنُوْ (Hausa)
State
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Nicknames:  Centre of Commerce, Tumbin Giwa
Location of Kano State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 11°30′N 8°30′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 km^2 (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/km^2 (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.kanostate.gov.ng
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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]

References

1. See List of governors of Kano State for a list of prior governors
2. "Kano State: Subdivision". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
3. Okeowo, Gabriel; Fatoba, Iyanuoluwa, eds. (2022-10-13). "State of States 2022 Edition" (PDF). Budgit.org. BudgIT. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
4. "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
5. "Kano State, Nigeria Genealogy". www.familysearch.org. FamilySearch Wiki. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2024.