Central address: Islamiyya Road, Kawo, Kano, Nigeria
Elevation: 469.376
Time Zone: Africa/Lagos
Latitude: 12° 0' 7.8444'' N
Longitude: 8° 35' 31.0416'' E
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, after Lagos. 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 latitude of Kano is 12.002179, and the longitude is 8.591956. Kano is a city is located at Nigeria with the gps coordinates of 12° 0' 7.8444'' N and 8° 35' 31.0416'' E. The elevation of Kano is 469.376, the time zone is Africa/Lagos.
Latitude | 12.002179 | Longitude | 8.591956 |
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Elevation | 469.376 | DMS Lat | 12° 0' 7.8444'' N |
DMS Lng | 8° 35' 31.0416'' E | GeoHASH | s4nh78bmz06dx |
UTM Zone | 32P | UTM Easting | 455581.148553112 |
UTM Northing | 1326827.5871253 | Time Zone | Africa/Lagos |
Country | Nigeria | Country Code | 234 |