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| Capital: |
Kano |
| Area: |
42,592.8
sq kilometres |
| Population: |
6,869,582
(1997 FOS est.) |
| Language: |
Hausa |
| Governor: |
Ibrahim
Shekarau (ANPP) |
| ISO
3166-2: |
NG-KN |
| Date
Created: |
27
May 1967 |
| Population
Rank: |
Ranked
2nd |
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Kano State is a state
located in North-Western Nigeria. 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, and
Bauchi and Kaduna states to the south. The capital of Kano
State is Kano.
Kano State is a state located in North-Western
Nigeria. 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, and Bauchi and Kaduna states
to the south.
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Kano first became known to the outside world after the visit
of Leo Africanus in A.D. 1513. Tradition has it that the earliest
settlers found in the area were the Abagayawa whose ancestor
called Kano was said to have migrated from Gaya in the vicinity
of Kano town in search of iron-stone and charcoal. The small
settlemennt evolved some sort of patrilineal organisational
struccture at the apex of which was a man called Barbushe -
a hunter, a priest, an able leader and a man of ennormous stature.
Tradition credits him with so much prowess and strength he was,
according to oral tradition, able to kill an elephant with a
stick and carry it on his back. Barbushe was the high priest
of the supreme deity, Tsumburbura, around whose worship this
small and peaceful community was built. The shrine of this deity
was sited at a tree on the Dala Hill.
The apparent tranquility pervading the fabrics
of the Abagayawa society neighbouring communities. Consequently,
these communities began to migrate and settle among the Abagayawa.
Amongst them (it is strongly believed) was the belligerent
group led by Bagauda. This group quickly established its ascendancy
over the original inhabitants and the latter's capitulation
sealed their fate. The dynasty established by Kano thus came
to an end and the reignns of power changed hands. This cataclysmic
development also ushered in a new era, that of the Habe dynasty.
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Kano state is a showcase in agriculture self
reliance and admirable resource management. Before the creation
of Jigawa State, there were over 120 earth dams in the state,
majority of which are located in Kano territory. Today, the
dams which include Challawa Gorge and Tiga Dam, two of the
ambitious irrigation projects in West Africa, ensure all year
round farming. Kano is known today as the most irrigated state
in the country with more than 3 million hectares of cultivable
land.
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Kano state is now a pacesetter in educational
projects. Its senior secondary schools are emulated by others
while the primary schools management board has now become
a national phenomenon. Its vigorous adult literacy programmes
that it embarked on have won national and international recognition
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Roxy Amusement Park, Airport Road, Kano Man-made
* Cooky Amusement Park, Kano Man-made * Hills and Valleys
Amusement Park Dawakin Kudu Junction, Kano Man-made * Bagauda
Lake/Tiga Lake Resort Man-made * Tourist Camp, Kano Man-made
* Audu Bako Zoo, Kano Man-made * Kano Salla Durbar Cultural
* Gidan Makama Museum Monument/Museum * Emir of Kano's Palace
Cultural * Kofar Mata Dyeing Pit, Kano Cultural * Bagauda
Lake Resort Conference Centre, Kano Man-made/Business Tourism
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Hausa, fulani
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Ajingi, Albasu, Bagwai, Bebeji,
Bichi, Bunkure, Dala, Dambatta, Dawakin Kudu, Dawakin Tofa,
Doguwa, Fagge, Gabasawa, Garko, Garum Mallam, Gaya, Gezawa,Gwale,
Gwarzo, Kabo, Kano Municipal, Karaye, Kibiya, Kiru, kumbotso,
Kunchi, Kura, Madobi, Makoda, Minjibir, Nasarawa, Rano, Rimin
Gado, Rogo, Shanono, Sumaila, Takali, Tarauni, Tofa, Tsanyawa,
Tudun Wada, Ungogo, Warawa, Wudil.
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www.kanoonline.com
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State
Liason Office:
13, Waziri Ibrahim Street, Victoria Island
Lagos. 1A Abba Close, Arera 8 wuse
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