| Kano State State nickname: Centre of Commerce | ||
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| Date Created | May 27, 1967 | |
| Capital | Kano | |
| Official language | English | |
| Area | 20,131km² Ranked 20th of 36 | |
| Population - 2006 Census¹ - 1991 Census - Density (2006) | Ranked 1st of 36 9,383,682 5,632,040 466/km² | |
| Current Governor Previous Governors | Ibrahim Shekarau (ANPP) | |
| Senators | Aminu Sule Garo (ANPP) Mohammed Adamu Bello (ANPP) Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya (ANPP) | |
| Representatives | List | |
| ISO 3166-2 | ||
| Website | kanostate.net | |
| ¹ Preliminary results | ||
Kano State is a state located in North-Western Nigeria. The following table presents a listing of Nigerian state nicknames The following table presents a listing of Nigeria 's states and the dates of their creation Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The following is a list of Nigerian state capitals See also Kano is the administrative center of the Kano State and the third largest City in Nigeria, in terms An official language is a Language that is given a special legal status in a particular Country, State, or other territory English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The following table presents a listing of Nigeria 's 36 states ranked in order of their surface area The following table presents a listing of Nigeria 's 36 states ranked in order of their surface area The following table presents a listing of Nigeria 's 36 states ranked in order of their total population based on preliminary 2006 Census figures Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The following table presents a listing of Nigeria 's 36 states ranked in order of their total population based on preliminary 2006 Census figures The following table presents a listing of Nigeria 's state governors The List of All the Past and present Governors/Administrators of Kano state are as follows Mal Ibrahim Shekarau (born November 5, 1955) has been Governor of Kano State in Nigeria since 29 May 2003. The All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP is a Conservative Political party in Nigeria. The Senate is the Upper house of the National Assembly of Nigeria. The All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP is a Conservative Political party in Nigeria. The All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP is a Conservative Political party in Nigeria. The All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP is a Conservative Political party in Nigeria. The House of Representatives of Nigeria is the Lower house of the country's Bicameral National Assembly. The Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Kano comprises three Senators representing Kano-Central Kano-South and Kano-North and twenty-three ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal 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, and Bauchi and Kaduna states to the south. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Northern Region was one of Nigeria 's federal divisions It was created before independence in 1960, with its capital at Kaduna. Demographics The state is mostly Muslim and the Hausa people (sometimes grouped with the Fulani as Hausa-Fulani) are the largest ethnic group Location Jigawa State is one of thirty-six States that constitute Federal Republic of Nigeria Bauchi State is a state in northern Nigeria. Its capital is Bauchi. Geography History The state is the successor to the old The capital of Kano State is Kano. Kano is the administrative center of the Kano State and the third largest City in Nigeria, in terms
The state originally included Jigawa State which was made a separate state in 1991. Location Jigawa State is one of thirty-six States that constitute Federal Republic of Nigeria Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.
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Local Government Areas
The state is home to 44 Local Government Areas (LGAs):
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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. |||} Nigeria has 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs Each local government area is administered by a Local Government Council consisting of a chairman who is the Chief Dala is a Local Government Area in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. Kano is the administrative center of the Kano State and the third largest City in Nigeria, in terms Bebeji is a town in Kano State, Nigeria. Geography Bebeji is located 45 km southwest of Kano and 120 km west of Dutse, with an Gwarzo is a town in Kano State, northern Nigeria some 50 kilometres north-east of Kano. Ungogo town is the capital of Ungogo local government area of Kano State part of the Minjibir/ungogo federal constituency in Nigeria. The state has more than 18,684 square kilometres 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. Poliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile paralysis, is an acute viral Infectious disease spread from person to person primarily via
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. History Since its creation as a state in 1976 Sokoto state has been ruled by governors most ex-military officers who succeeded each another at short intervals 5%, with Abuja, Lagos State, and Akwa Ibom State receiving 3. Abuja is the Capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria in the Federal Capital Territory Lagos State is an administrative region of Nigeria, located in the southwestern part of the country Important Cities Uyo is the capital of Akwa Ibom State Ikot Ekpene, Abak, Oron, Eket, Ibeno, Ikot Abasi 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.
Languages
The official language of Kano State is English but the Hausa language is commonly spoken. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Hausa is the Chadic language with the largest number of speakers spoken as a first Language by about 24 million people and as a second language by about 15
Population
According to the latest census figures from Nigeria Kano State has 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. Abdul-Ganiyu "Gani" Oyesola Fawehinmi (born 22 April 1938) is a Nigerian Author, Publisher, Philanthropist, Lagos ( pron ˈleɪgɒs or /ˈlɑːgoʊs/ overseas is the most populous Conurbation in Nigeria with [2] The state is mostly populated by Hausa people. The Hausa are a Sahelian people chiefly located in the West African regions of northern Nigeria and southeastern Niger. [3]
See also
References
- ^ Urban Policy in the New Scotland: The Role of Social Inclusion Partnerships - Space and Polity
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External links
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