Rano is a

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and headquarter of Rano Emirate council in

Kano State Kano (Hausa language, Hausa: ) is one of the 36 States of Nigeria, states of Nigeria, located in the Northern Region, Nigeria, northern region of the country. According to the national census done in 2006, Kano State is the List of Nigerian st ...

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

. It's is a local government area in Kano State with administrative headquarters in the town of Rano. The LGA is a Hausa-Fulani community in the southern senatorial district of Kano State otherwise known as Kano South Senatorial District alongside Albasu, Bebeji, Bunkure, Doguwa, Gaya, Kiru, Takai, Ajingi, Rogo, Kibiya, Tudun Wada, Garko, Wudil and Sumaila local government areas. Rano local government area also forms a federal constituency alongside Bunkure and Kibiya local government areas. It has an area of 520 km² and a population of 145,439 at the 2006 census. The local government area is bounded to the north by Garun Mallam and Bunkure local government areas, to the east by Kibiya local government area, to the south by Tudun Wada local government area, and to the west by Bebeji local government area. The Rano local government council is in charge of public administration in Rano local government area. The council is led by a chairman who is the executive head of the local government. The Rano legislative council make laws governing Rano local government area. It consists of 10 Councillors representing the 10 wards of the local government area. The 10 wards in Rano local government area are: Dawaki, Lausu, Madachi, Rano, Rurum Sabon Gari, Rurum Tsohon Gari, Saji, Yalwa, Zinyau, Zurgu. The

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of the area is 710101.

History

Rano is historically seen as one of the seven legitimate Hausa states founded by the descendants of the legendary

Bayajidda Bayajidda ( Hausa with tone markings: Bàyā̀jiddà) (real name: Abu Yazid) was, according to the legends surrounding most West African states before the 19th century, the founder of the Hausa states. Most accounts say that Bayajidda came from B ...

. Sometime during the middle ages, it was absorbed into the

Sultanate of Kano The Sultanate of Kano was a Hausa kingdom in the north of what is now Nigeria that dates back to 1349, when the king of Kano, Ali Yaji (1349–1385), dissolved the cult of Tsumbubra and proclaimed Kano a sultanate. Before 1000 AD, Kano had been ...

, presumably during the reign of Yaji I where the Kano Chronicle mentions Yaji ousting the King of Rano from Zamna Gaba. Rano has since remained a part of Kano. The boundaries of Rano Kingdoms during the era stated above is as follows: :To the west Rano was bounded to Kofar Dan-Agundi Kano :To the east Rano was bounded to Gaya Emirate :To the west Rano was bounded to Zazzau, Kaduna state :To the south Rano was bounded to Ningi, Bauchi state.

Rulers

''Hausa Rulers'' * Zamna Kogo (ruled 1001 – 1074) * Sarkuki (ruled 1074 – 1165) * Bushara (ruled 1165 – 1262) * Zamna Kogi (ruled 1262 – 1345) * Kasko (ruled 1345 – 1448) * Bilkasim (ruled 1448 – 1503) * Nuhu (ruled 1503 – 1551) * Ali Hayaki (ruled 1551 – 1703) * Jatau (ruled 1703 – 1819) ''Fulani Rulers'' * Dikko (ruled 1819 - 1820) * Isyaku (ruled 1820 - 1835) * Umaru (ruled 1835 - 1857) * Alu (ruled 1857 - 1865) * Jibir (ruled 1865 - 1886) * Muhammadu (ruled 1886 - 1894) * Yusufu (ruled 1894 - 1903) * Ila (ruled 1903 - 1913) * Habuba (ruled 1913 - 1920) * Isa (ruled 1920 - 1924) * Yusufu (ruled 1924 - 1933) * Adamu (ruled 1933 - 1938) * Amadu (ruled 1938 - 1938) * Abubakar (ruled 1938 - 1983) * Muhammadu (ruled 1983 - 1985) * Isa (ruled 1985 - 2004) * Ila (ruled 2004 - 2020) * Kabiru (ruled 2020 - date)

Climate

The rainy season in Rano is oppressive and largely cloudy, the dry season is partly gloomy, and it is hot all year. Throughout the year, the

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normally ranges from 54

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to 100 °F, with temperatures rarely falling below 48 °F or rising above 105 °F. The hot season, which runs from March 13 to May 15, lasts for 2.0 months and with daily highs that average more than 97 °F. In Rano, April is the warmest month of the year, with typical highs of 99 °F and lows of 72 °F. The 1.9-month cool season, which runs from November 29 to January 27 on average, has daily maximum temperatures that are lower than 88 °F. January is the coldest month of the year in Rano, with an average high temperature of 87 °F and low of 55 °F. Rano experiences a climate classified as subtropical steppe (BSh). The district experiences an annual temperature of 32.68 °C (90.82 °F), which is 3.22% higher than the average for Nigeria. Rano experiences 66.95 wet days (18.34% of the time) and 52.93

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(2.08 inches) of

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on average each year.

Religion

The religion that is being practice in rano is Islam.

Geography

Rano LGA has an average temperature of 33

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with a total area of 520 square kilometers. The two main seasons in the Local Government Area are the dry and the rainy seasons, with an average wind speed of 10 km/h.

Economy

Rano Local Government Area is home to multiple marketplaces where a wide range of commodities are bought and sold, contributing to the area's robust commerce sector. In addition, the Local Government Area boasts a thriving

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, with the region well-known for cultivating a wide range of crops and raising a number of

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. In addition, there are several banks, leisure areas, businesses, and government-owned buildings in Rano Local Government Area.

References

{{Kano State Local Government Areas in Kano State