States or Territories

Kano State

State

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Kano State." Accessed September 9, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/kano-state.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Kano State. Retrieved September 9, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/kano-state

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-kano-state,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Kano State},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/kano-state},
  note = {Accessed September 9, 2026}
}

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.

Facts

Capital

Kano 1

Population

9,401,288 1

2006 figure from Kano State's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2006 1

Area (sq km)

20,131 1

Latitude

11.5 degrees north 1

Longitude

8.5 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Kano

kano is associated with kano-state.

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Nigeria

Kano State is a state of Nigeria.

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Has Capital

Kano

kano is the capital of kano-state.

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On Continent

Africa

Kano State is on continent.

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Sources

1. Kano State (Wikipedia)

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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. The state's capital city is Kano, the largest in Nigeria after Lagos.

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