Kano State

Kano State

*Jihar Kano جِهَرْ كَنُوْ* (Hausa)
Kano State Jihar Kano جِهَرْ كَنُوْ (Hausa)
State
	View over Kano, the capital city Ancient Kano City Walls Gidan Rumfa Dalla Hill Durbar festival in Kano
	Flag Seal
	Nicknames: Centre of Commerce, Tumbin Giwa
	Location of Kano State in Nigeria
	Coordinates: 11°30′N 8°30′E / 11.500°N 8.500°E
Country	Nigeria
LGAs	44
Date created	27 May 1967
Capital	Kano
Government
• Body	Government of Kano State
• Governor	Abba Kabir Yusuf (APC)
• Deputy Governor	Murtala Sule Garo (APC)
• Legislature	Kano State House of Assembly
• Senators	C: Rufai Hanga (NDC); N: Barau Jibrin (APC); S: Kawu Sumaila (APC)
• 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
• Rank	1st/2nd of 36
• Density	467.01/km2 (1,209.5/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)
• Year	2021
• Total	$27.17 billion; 13th of 36
• Per capita	$1,761; 36th of 36
Time zone	UTC+01 (WAT)
postal code	700001
ISO 3166 code	NG-KN
HDI (2022)	0.482; low · 28th of 37
Website	www.kanostate.gov.ng
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Kano State ^ⓘ (Hausa: Jihar Kano جِهَرْ كَنُوَ) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the northern region of the country. According to the 2006 national census, Kano State was the most populous state in Nigeria. Created in 1967 out of the former Northern Region, Kano State shares a border with Katsina State to the northwest, Jigawa State to the northeast, Bauchi State to the southeast, and Kaduna State to the southwest. The state's capital city is Kano, the largest in Nigeria after Lagos. The incumbent governor of the state is Abba Kabir Yusuf, sworn in on 29 May 2023.

Two major ethnic groups, the Hausa and Fulani, make up the majority of Kano State's population. Hausa is the dominant language in the state, as in most parts of Northern Nigeria. Some challenges faced by Kano State in the 21st century include attacks by the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram, inter-religious violence, and extreme poverty. Kano State operates under Sharia law, within the legal framework of the Nigerian Constitution.