City Details: Kano
A few alternate names for Kano are: Byen Kano, Cano, KAN, Kanas, Kano, Kánò, ka nuo, kano, kanw, kanw nyjryh
Kano may refer to:
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Kano
General Information
- Official Name: Nigeria
- Common Name: Nigeria
- Population: 4910000
- Timezone: Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates: 12.00012, 8.51672
- Country Code: NGA
- Continent: Africa
Closest Airports to Kano
- 1. Mallam Aminu International Airport (KAN), distance from city center: 5.35 km
- 2. Zaria Airport (ZAR), distance from city center: 132.48 km
- 3. Kaduna Airport (KAD), distance from city center: 195.05 km
Location of Kano
Country Details
- Country: Nigeria
- Official Name: Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Capital: Abuja
- Region: Africa
- Subregion: Western Africa
- Population: 206,139,587
- Area: 923,768 km²
- Languages: English
- Currency: Nigerian naira (₦)
- Timezones: UTC+01:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Benin
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Niger
Holidays in Kano, Nigeria
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Nigeria for 2026
- New Year's Day - 2026-01-01
- Good Friday - 2026-04-03
- Easter Monday - 2026-04-06
- Workers' Day - 2026-05-01
- Children's Day - 2026-05-27
- Democracy Day - 2026-06-12
- National Day - 2026-10-01
- National Youth Day - 2026-11-01
- Christmas Day - 2026-12-25
- Boxing Day - 2026-12-28
Museums in Kano, Nigeria
Museum
National Museum Gidan Makama Kano
Dan Agundi Road, Kan Karofi 700271, Kano State, Nigeria
Coordinates: 11.9884° N, 8.5210° E
Hours: 08:00-17:00