Kano
E13198
Kano is a major commercial and industrial city in northern Nigeria and one of the country’s oldest urban centers.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kano canonical | 84 |
| Kano metropolis | 3 |
| Kano City | 2 |
| Kano (state capital of Kano State) | 1 |
| Kano Emirate | 1 |
| Kano city | 1 |
| Kano industrial corridor | 1 |
| Kano metropolitan area | 1 |
| Kano metropolitan economic area | 1 |
| Kano metropolitan region | 1 |
| Kano, Nigeria | 1 |
| Oyo | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
urban area ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Kano State ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| demographicFeature |
predominantly Hausa-Fulani population
ⓘ
predominantly Muslim population ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 488 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| ethnicMajority | Hausa people ⓘ |
| foundingCentury | 10th century (traditional dating) ⓘ |
| governmentType | municipal government ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport ⓘ |
| hasIndustrialArea |
Bompai industrial estate
ⓘ
Sharada industrial estate ⓘ |
| hasMarket | Dawanau grain market ⓘ |
| hasRole |
commercial hub
ⓘ
industrial hub ⓘ regional trade center ⓘ |
| hasSportsTeam | Kano Pillars F.C. ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalInstitution | Emir of Kano ⓘ |
| hasUniversity | Bayero University Kano ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Hausaland ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
important trans-Saharan trade center
ⓘ
member of the Hausa city-states ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
largest cities in Nigeria
ⓘ
major commercial cities in Nigeria ⓘ major industrial cities in Nigeria ⓘ oldest urban centers in Nigeria ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Kurmi Market
ⓘ
agricultural trade ⓘ historic city walls ⓘ leather industry ⓘ textile industry ⓘ |
| language | Hausa ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
northern Nigeria
|
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Kano State ⓘ |
| partOf | West Africa ⓘ |
| populationRankInNigeria | among top three ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicSector |
agro-processing
ⓘ
commerce ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousBuilding | Kano Central Mosque ⓘ |
| timezone |
West Africa Time (WAT)
ⓘ
surface form:
West Africa Time
|
| transportRole | major road and rail junction in northern Nigeria ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +1 ⓘ |
Referenced by (98)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oyo
this entity surface form:
Kano Emirate
this entity surface form:
Kano, Nigeria
this entity surface form:
Kano industrial corridor
this entity surface form:
Kano metropolitan area
this entity surface form:
Kano metropolitan economic area
subject surface form:
Sharada Industrial Estate
subject surface form:
Sharada Industrial Estate
this entity surface form:
Kano metropolis
this entity surface form:
Kano City
this entity surface form:
Kano city