What is the population of Kano, Kano?

Kano has a population of approximately 2,395,375 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Kano, Kano located?

Kano is located in Kano, Nigeria, at approximate coordinates 11.9940°, 8.5220°.

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Kano

Total population

2,395,375

Elevation488 m

Land area499 km²

Coordinates11.99°, 8.52°

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City facts

Elevation

488 m

Area

499 km²

head of government

Abba Kabir Yusuf

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Overview

Kano is a city in northern Nigeria and the capital of Kano State. It is the second largest city in Nigeria after Lagos, with over four million citizens living within 449 km2 (173 sq mi). Located in the savanna, south of the Sahel, Kano is a major route of the trans-Saharan trade, having been a trade and human settlement for millennia. It is the traditional state of the Dabo dynasty who have ruled as emirs over the city-state since the 19th century. Kano Emirate Council is the current traditional institution inside the city boundaries of Kano, and under the authority of the Government of Kano State.

History & geography

History

In the 7th century, Dala Hill, a residual hill in Kano, was the site of a hunting and gathering community that engaged in iron work (Nok culture); it is unknown whether these were Hausa people or speakers of Niger–Congo languages. The Kano Chronicle identifies Barbushe, a warrior priest of Dala Hill and a female spirit deity known as Tsumburbura. Barbushe was from the lineage of the hunter family (maparauta) who were the Maguzawa and the city's first settlers. They worshipped the deity Tsumburbura (Elizabeth Isichei notes that the description of Barbushe is similar to those of Sao people). While small chiefdoms were previously present in the area, according to the Kano Chronicle, Bagauda son of Bawo and grandson of the mythical hero Bayajidda, became the first king of Kano in 999, reigning until 1063. His grandson Gijimasu (1095–1134), the third king, began building city walls (badala/ganuwa) at the foot of Dala Hill. His own son, Tsaraki (1136–1194), the fifth king, completed them during his reign. Rumfa reformed the city, expanded the Sahelian Gidan Rumfa (Emir's Palace), and played a role in the further Islamization of the city, as he urged prominent residents to convert and invited many prominent scholars to the city. He also built the walls of the city and the Kurmi market. The Kano Chronicle attributes a total of twelve "innovations" to Rumfa. According to the Kano Chronicle, the thirty-seventh Sarkin Kano (King of Kano) was Mohammed Sharef (1703–1731). His successor, Kumbari dan Sharefa (1731–1743), engaged in major battles with Sokoto as a longterm rivalry. At the beginning of the 19th century, Fulani Islamic leader Usman dan Fodio led a jihad affecting much of central Sudan which demolished the Habe kingdom, leading to the emergence of the Sokoto…

Geography

The city lies south of the Sahara Desert in the Sudanian Savanna region that stretches across the south of the Sahel. The city lies near where the Kano and Challawa rivers flowing from the southwest converge to form the Hadejia River, which eventually flows into Lake Chad to the east. Kano is above sea level. Kano has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The city has on average about of precipitation per year, the large majority of which falls from June through September. Like the vast majority of Nigeria, Kano is very hot for most of the year, peaking in April. From December through February, the city is less hot, with morning temperatures during the months of December, January and February averaging between . Metropolitan Kano has eight local governments: {| class="wikitable sortable" !Local Government Area !Area(in km2) !Population(2006 Census) !Population(2022 estimate) !Density(2022, per km2) |- |Dala |13.90 |418,759 |688,700 |49,547 |- |Fagge |35.27 |200,095 |329,100 |9,331 |- |Gwale |36.09 |357,827 |588,500 |16,306 |- |Kano Municipal |14.90 |371,243 |610,600 |40,980 |- |Kumbotso |186.7 |294,391 |484,200 |2,593 |- |Nasarawa |48.72 |317,614 |980,900 |20,133 |- |Tarauni |23.16 |221,844 |364,900 |15,756 |- |Ungogo |214.5 |365,737 |601,500 |2,804 |- |Metropolitan Kano |573.24 |2,828,861 |4,648,400 |8,109 |}

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