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Kano State
State
Nickname(s): Centre of Commerce
Location of Kano State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 11°30′N 8°30′E / 11.500°N 8.500°E / 11.500; 8.500Coordinates: 11°30′N 8°30′E / 11.500°N 8.500°E / 11.500; 8.500
Country	Nigeria
Date created	May 27, 1967
Capital	Kano
Government
• Governor[1]	Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
• Deputy Governor	Hafiz Abubakar
• Senators	Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso Barau Jibrin Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya
• Representatives	List
Area
• Total	20,131 km2 (7,773 sq mi)
Area rank	20th of 36
Population (2006 census)[3]
• Total	9,401,288
• Estimate (2011)	11,058,300[2]
• Rank	1st of 36
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)
• Year	2007
• Total	$12.39 billion[4]
• Per capita	$1,288[4]
Time zone	WAT (UTC+01)
ISO 3166 code	NG-KN
Website	kanostate.gov.ng
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Kano State is a state located in Northern Nigeria.^[5] 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

Agriculture

Subsistence and commercial agriculture is mostly practiced in the outlying districts of the state. Some of the food crops cultivated are millet, cowpeas, sorghum, maize and rice for local consumption while groundnuts and cotton are produced for export and industrial purposes. During the colonial period and several years after the country’s independence, the groundnuts produced in the state constituted one of the major sources revenue of the country. Kano State is a major producer of hides and skins, sesame, soybean, cotton, garlic, gum arabic and chili pepper.

Commerce

Commercial activities in Kano first developed with the establishment of the Kurmi market by the Emir of Kano Muhammadu Rumfa in the 16th Century CE. Subsequent leaders made contributions to the emergence of Kano as a leading commercial center in Sudanic Africa. During the Caliphate period in the 19th century the Emirs Ibrahim Dabo and Sulaimanu 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.

Industry

Kano State is the second largest industrial center after Lagos State in Nigeria and the largest in Northern Nigeria with textile, tanning, footwear, cosmetics, plastics, enamelware, pharmaceuticals, ceramics, furniture and other industries. Others include agricultural implements, soft drinks, food and beverages, dairy products, vegetable oil, animal feeds etc.

Tourism

The tourist attractions in the state include:

• 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)

Universities

Kano state is blessed with universities which include one federal and two states universities.

• 
  Bayero University Kano (BUK) founded in the year 1977.


• 
  Kano State University of Technology (KUT), currently Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST), created in the year 2000.


• 
  Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano (YUSMUK), formerly known as North West University, Kano (NWU, kano) established in 2012.

Research Centers

The research centers and institute in Kano State:

• Aminu Kano Center for Democratic Research & Training


• Center For Research and Documentation, Kano


• Institute For Agricultural Research, Kano


• Digital Bridge Institute, Kano

Polytechnics and Colleges

List of the approved Polytechnics and Colleges in the state of Kano.

• Federal College of Education, Kano


• Federal College of Education (Technical), Bichi


• Federal College of Agricultural Produce Technology, Kano


• Kano State Polytechnic


• Kano State School of Health Technology


• Kano State School of Hygiene


• 
  Kano state College of Arts, Sciences and Remedial Studies (CAS,Kano)


• 
  Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso College of Advance and Remedial Studies (RMK CARS,T/Wada)


• 
  Audu Bako School of Agriculture, Dambatta


• Aminu Kano College of Islamic and Legal Studies, Kano


• Sa'adatu Rimi College of Education, Kano


• Aminu Dabo School of Health Sciences & Technology

Local Government Areas

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

Languages

The official language of Kano State is Hausa language, but Fulani languages is commonly spoken.^[6]

Population

According to the 2006 PON census figures from Nigeria Kano State had a population totaling 9,401,288. Officially, Kano State is the most populous state in the country.^[5] The state is mostly populated by Hausa people.^[7]

See also

• Kano City

References

Further reading

• 
  "Commercial Agriculture Development Project (CADP)". 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2013. 
  

External links

Wikisource has the text of the 1905 New International Encyclopedia article Kano.

Media related to Kano State at Wikimedia Commons

• National Bureau of Statistics Maps of Kano State