Kano State, Nigeria Genealogy

Guide to State of Kano family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Information
Kano State is a state located in North-Western Nigeria. Created on May 27, 1967 from part of the Northern Region, Kano state borders Katsina State to the north-west, Jigawa State to the north-east, and Bauchi and Kaduna states to the south. The capital of Kano State is Kano.

The state originally included Jigawa State which was made a separate state in 1991.

The official language of Kano State is English but the Hausa language is commonly spoken. Ibrahim Ado-Kurawa.

The state is mostly populated by Hausa people.

History

 * Brief History of Kano 999 to 2003 (retrieved 12 April 2010)

Genealogy

 * Africa Surname & Regional Genealogy Sites


 * Genealogy


 * Family History & the Collections of the Royal Geographical Society

Cemeteries

 * Makabartar dandolo


 * Bulukiya Cemetery


 * Emirs Cemetery


 * Naibawa Makalwa Cemetery


 * Mgoron Dutse Muslim Cemetery