Kano state is situated in north-western nigeria and made on may 27, 1967 from the old northern region. It is circumscribed toward the north-west by katsina state and toward the north-east by jigawa state, at that point toward the south-east by bauchi state and the south-west by kaduna state. Jigawa state was cut out of kano state in 1991.

Kano kano is located in nigeria kano kano map of nigeria shows the location of kano coordinates: 12°00′n 8°31′ecoordinates: 12°00′n 8°31′e country nigeria state kano state government