🏠 Local Government Area • Kano State • Kano South
Rano Local Government Area
Kano State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Rano
Historic emirate town known for the Rano kingdom and cotton farming. Important commercial centre.
Rano Local Government Area is located in Kano State, in the North West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Kano South senatorial district. The headquarters of Rano LGA is Rano.
The headquarters of Rano Local Government Area is Rano. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Rano is 703901.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Rano Local Government Area had a population of 200,000 people.
Rano Local Government Area was created in 1976 as part of the national local government reforms. Nigeria has had several rounds of LGA creation — 1976, 1991, and 1996 — which expanded the total from 301 to the current 774 LGAs.
Rano Local Government Area is in Kano State, Nigeria. Kano State is in the North West zone and has its capital at Kano. Kano State has 43 Local Government Areas in total.
Rano Local Government Area is in the Kano South senatorial district of Kano State. This district is represented by a senator in the Nigerian National Assembly. Each senatorial district in Nigeria comprises several LGAs and elects one senator for a four-year term.