User:Sir Ahmad Sarki

Sir Ahmad umar sarki was born in Kano is the state capital of Kano State in North West, Nigeria. It is situated in the Sahelian geographic region, south of the Sahara. Kano is the commercial nerve centre of Northern Nigeria and is the second largest city in Nigeria. The Kano metropolis initially covered 137 square kilometres (53 square miles), and comprised six local government areas (LGAs) — Kano Municipal, Fagge, Dala, Gwale, Tarauni and Nasarawa; However, it now covers two additional LGAs — Ungogo and Kumbotso. The total area of Metropolitan Kano is now 499 square kilometres (193 square miles), with a population of 2,828,861 as of the 2006 Nigerian census; the latest official estimate (for 2016) is 3,931,300.

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Nigeria State Kano State Government

• Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje (APC)

• Emir Alh. Aminu Ado Bayaro

• Local Government Chairman of Kano Municipal Alh. Sabo Muhammad Danatata Area

• City 499 km2 (193 sq mi)

• Urban 251 km2 (97 sq mi) Elevation 488 m (1,601 ft) Population (2006 census)

• City 2,828,861

• Estimate (2016) 3,931,300

• Rank 2nd

• Density 5,700/km2 (15,000/sq mi)

• Urban 3,550,000

• Urban density 14,100/km2 (37,000/sq mi)

[1] Time zone UTC+1 (WAT) Climate Aw The principal inhabitants of the city are the Hausa people. However, there are few who speak Fulani language. As in most parts of northern Nigeria, the Hausa language is widely spoken in Kano. The city is the capital of the Kano Emirate. The current emir, Muhammadu Sanusi II, was enthroned on 8 June 2014 after the death of Alhaji Ado Bayero, the fifty seventh emir of Kano Emirate, on Friday, 6 June 2014. The city's Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, the main airport serving northern Nigeria, was named after politician Aminu Kano. [2]