Kano State 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, with a population of 9,401,288 across an area of 20,131 square kilometers, and its capital is Kano, the largest city in Nigeria after Lagos. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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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.
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Kano
Infobox, population
9,401,288 (2006 census)
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20,131 km2 (7,773 sq mi)
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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.
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جِهَرْ كَنُوَ) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria,
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