Kano

Summary

Kano is a city^[1]. Kano ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,250 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kano is located in Kano State^[3].
• Kano is in the country of Nigeria^[4].
• Kano's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Kano's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].
• Kano's instance of is recorded as geographic location^[7].
• Kano's postal code is recorded as 700001^[8].
• Kano's Commons category is recorded as Kano^[9].
• Kano's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[10].
• Kano's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 12, 'lon': 8.5166666666667}^[11].
• Kano's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 12.0022, 'lon': 8.592}^[12].
• Kano's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kano^[13].
• Kano has a population of {'amount': '+3848885'}^[14].
• Kano has a population of {'amount': '+3999000'}^[15].
• Kano has a population of {'amount': '+4348000'}^[16].
• Kano has a population of {'amount': '+2095000'}^[17].
• Kano has a population of {'amount': '+2602000'}^[18].
• Kano's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Einundzwanzigster Band^[19].
• Kano's capital of is recorded as Kano State^[20].
• Kano's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Kano^[21].
• Kano's category for people who died here is recorded as Q44820357^[22].
• Kano's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Kano^[23].
• Kano sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+488'}^[24].
• Kano covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+499'}^[25].
• Kano's history of topic is recorded as timeline of Kano^[26].

Body

Geography

Kano is in the country of Nigeria^[4]. Kano is located in Kano State^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Kano covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+499'}^[25]. Kano sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+488'}^[24]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3848885'}^[14], {'amount': '+3999000'}^[15], {'amount': '+4348000'}^[16], {'amount': '+2095000'}^[17], and {'amount': '+2602000'}^[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5], big city^[6], and geographic location^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kano include Kannywood^[27], a film genre^[28].

Why It Matters

Kano ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,250 views/month).^[2] Kano has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] Kano is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

Entities named for Kano include Kannywood^[27], a film genre^[28].