Kano State

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Kano State is a populous and economically significant state in northern Nigeria, known for its historic city of Kano and its role as a major commercial and cultural center in the region.

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Label Occurrences
Kano State canonical 48
Kano State Government 4
Kano State emirates 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf state in Nigeria
borders Bauchi State
Jigawa State
Kaduna State
Katsina State
capital Kano
country Nigeria
createdFrom Northern Region of Nigeria
dateEstablished 1967-05-27
governorParty New Nigeria Peoples Party
hasAirport Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
hasClimate semi-arid climate
hasGovernor Abba Kabir Yusuf
hasLegislature Kano State House of Assembly
hasMajorCity Bichi
Dambatta
Dawakin Kudu
Gaya
Kano
Kura
Rano
Wudil
hasMajorCrop cowpea
groundnut
maize
millet
rice
sorghum
hasMajorEthnicGroup Fulani
surface form: Fulani people

Hausa people
hasMajorIndustry agro-processing industry
leather industry
textile industry
hasMajorLanguage Hausa
hasMajorMarket Kantinchin Kwari textile market
Sabon Gari market
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasPolytechnic Kano State Polytechnic
hasTraditionalInstitution Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state)
surface form: Kano Emirate
hasTraditionalRulerTitle Emir of Kano
hasUniversity Bayero University Kano
Kano University of Science and Technology Wudil
isMajorCommercialCentreIn Northern Nigeria
isMajorCulturalCentreIn Northern Nigeria
locatedIn Northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria
surface form: North West geopolitical zone of Nigeria

Northern Nigeria
namedAfter Kano
religionMajority Islam
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT)
surface form: West Africa Time
utcOffset +1

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Northern Nigeria hasState Kano State
Kano capitalOf Kano State
Emir of Kano locatedIn Kano State
Kurmi Market locatedIn Kano State
Kano Pillars F.C. governingBody Kano State
this entity surface form: Kano State Government
Kano Pillars F.C. homeCityRegion Kano State
Bompai industrial estate state Kano State
Kaduna State borders Kano State
Katsina State borders Kano State
Jigawa State createdFrom Kano State
Jigawa State bordersWith Kano State
Bauchi State borderedBy Kano State
Bayero University Kano locatedIn Kano State
Dawanau grain market locatedIn Kano State
Sharada industrial estate locatedIn Kano State
subject surface form: Sharada Industrial Estate
Kano Central Mosque locatedIn Kano State
Murtala Muhammed placeOfBirth Kano State
Sharia Courts presentIn Kano State
subject surface form: Sharia Courts (Nigeria)
Amir Kano region Kano State
Gidan Rumfa locatedIn Kano State
Sani Abacha Stadium locatedIn Kano State
Sani Abacha Stadium governingBody Kano State
this entity surface form: Kano State Government
Abba Kabir Yusuf residence Kano State
Abba Kabir Yusuf placeOfActivity Kano State
Abba Kabir Yusuf jurisdiction Kano State
this entity surface form: Kano State Government
Wudil locatedIn Kano State
Bichi locatedIn Kano State
Gaya locatedIn Kano State
Rano locatedIn Kano State
Rano isOneOf Kano State
this entity surface form: Kano State emirates
Kura locatedIn Kano State
Kura isUnderJurisdictionOf Kano State
this entity surface form: Kano State Government
Dawakin Kudu locatedIn Kano State
Sabon Gari market locatedIn Kano State