Kano State

Type

State

Part of

Nigeria

Capital

Kano

Geopolitical zone

North West

Created

27 May 1967

• 27 May 1967 — Kano State was created from Northern Region · multiple sources
• 27 August 1991 — Jigawa State was created from Kano State · multiple sources

• 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
• Takai
• Tarauni
• Tofa
• Tsanyawa
• Tudun Wada
• Ungogo
• Warawa
• Wudil

• Kano

1. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 — Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Listed among the 36 states (s. 3); capital city in First Schedule Part I
2. States of Nigeria — Gwillim Law, Statoids · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Capital Kano; Creation date
3. List of Nigerian states by date of statehood — Wikipedia · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Creation date
4. History – Kano State Government — Kano State Government · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Creation date
5. States of Nigeria — Wikipedia · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Geopolitical zone
6. Country Guidance: Nigeria — General remarks — European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), February 2019 · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Geopolitical zone

Last updated 24 September 2026. Spotted an error or have a source to add? Tell us.