Kano State has 44 (Local Government Areas (LGAs).and 484 council wards. Some LGAs have up to 15 wards while some have 10. A study by Soluap (soluap.com) indicates that the top 4 LGAs with the largest number of council wards in Kano State are:
- Dawaki Kudu
- Kiru
- Tofa
- Warawa
Each has 15 council wards. Others have numbers of wards from 14 down.
The 44 LGAs and their 484 council wards are:
LGA | WARD |
AJINGI | AJINGI |
BALARE | |
CHULA | |
DABIN KANAWA | |
DUNDUN | |
GAFASA | |
GURDUBA | |
KUNKURAWA | |
TORANKE | |
UNGAWAR BAI | |
ALBASU | ALBASU CENTRAL |
BATAIYA | |
CHAMARANA | |
DAHO | |
FANDA | |
FARAGAI | |
GAGARAME | |
HUNGU | |
SAYA-SAYA | |
TSANGAYA | |
BAGWAI | BAGWAI |
DANGADA | |
GADANYA | |
GOGORI | |
KIYAWA | |
KWAJALI | |
RIMIN DAKO | |
ROMO | |
SARE-SARE | |
WURO BAGGA | |
BEBEJI | ANADARIYA |
BAGUDA | |
BEBEJI | |
DAMAU | |
DURMAWA | |
GARGAI | |
GWARMAI | |
KOFA | |
KUKI | |
RAHAMA | |
RANKA | |
RANTAN | |
TARIWA | |
WAK | |
BICHI | BADUME |
BICHI | |
DANZABUWA | |
FAGOLO | |
KAUKAU | |
KWAMARAWA | |
KYALLI | |
MUNTSIRA | |
SAYE | |
WAIRE | |
YALLAMI | |
BUNKURE | BARKUM |
BONO | |
BUNKURE | |
CHIRIN | |
GAFAN | |
GURJIYA | |
GWAMMA | |
KULLUWA | |
KUMURYA | |
SANDA | |
DALA | ADAKAWA |
BAKIN RUWA | |
DALA | |
DOGON NAMA | |
GOBIRAWA | |
GWAMMAJA | |
KABUWAYA | |
KANTUDU | |
KOFAR MAZUGAL | |
KOFAR RUWA | |
MADIGAWA | |
YALWA | |
DANBATTA | AJUMAWA |
DANBATTA EAST | |
DANBATTA WEST | |
FAGWALAWA | |
GORON MAJE | |
GWANDA | |
GWARABJAWA | |
KORE | |
SAIDAWA | |
SANSAN | |
DAWAKI KUDU | DABAR KWARI |
DANBAGIWA | |
DAWAKI | |
DAWAKIJI | |
DOSAN | |
GANO | |
GURJIYA | |
JIDO | |
TAMBURAWA | |
TSAKUWA | |
UNGUWAR DUNIYA | |
YANBARAU | |
YANKATSARI | |
YARGAYA | |
ZOGARAWA | |
DAWAKI TOFA | DAN GUGUWA |
DAWAKI EAST | |
DAWAKI WEST | |
DAWANAU | |
GANDUJE | |
GARGARI | |
JALLI | |
KWA | |
MARKE | |
TATTARAWA | |
TUMFAFI | |
DOGUWA | DARIYA |
DOGON KAWO | |
DUGUWA | |
FALGORE | |
MARAKU | |
RAGADA | |
RIRIWAI | |
TAGWAYE | |
UNGUWAR NATSOHUWA | |
ZAINABI | |
FAGGE | FAGGE A |
FAGGE B | |
FAGGE C | |
FAGGE D | |
FAGGE E | |
KWACHIRI | |
RIJIYAR LEMO | |
SABONGARI EAST | |
SABONGARI WEST | |
YAMMATA | |
GABASAWA | GABASAWA |
GARUN DANGA | |
JODA | |
KARMAKI | |
MEKIYA | |
TARAUNI | |
YANTAR AREWWA | |
YAUTAR KUDU | |
YUMBU | |
ZAKIRAI | |
ZUGACHI | |
GARKO | DAL |
GARIN ALI | |
GARKO | |
GURJIYA | |
KAFIN MALAMAI | |
KATUMARI | |
KWAS | |
RABA | |
SARINA | |
ZAKARAWA | |
GARUN MALAM | CHIROMAWA |
DORAWAR-SALLAU | |
FANKURUN | |
GARUN BABBA | |
GARUN MALAM | |
JOBAWA | |
KADAWA | |
MAKWARO | |
YAD AKWARI | |
YALWAN YADAKWARI | |
GAYA | BALAN |
GAMARYA | |
GAMOJI | |
GAYA AREWA | |
GAYA KUDU | |
KADEMI | |
KAZURAWA | |
MAIMAKAWA | |
SHAGOGO | |
WUDILAWA | |
GEZAWA | BABAWA |
GAWO | |
GEZAWA | |
JOGANA | |
KETAWA | |
MESAR-TUDU | |
SARARIN-GEZAWA | |
TSAMIYA-BABBA | |
TUMBAU | |
WANGARA | |
ZANGO | |
GWALE | DANDAGO |
DISO | |
DORAYI | |
GALADANCHI | |
GORON DUTSE | |
GWALE | |
GYARANYA | |
KABUGA | |
MANDAWARI | |
SANI MAI MAGGE | |
GWARZO | GETSO |
GWARZO | |
JAMA’ A | |
KARA | |
KUTAMA | |
LAKWAYA | |
MADADI | |
MAINIKA | |
SABON BIRNI | |
UNGUWAR TUDU | |
KABO | DUGABAU |
DURUN | |
GAMMO | |
GARO | |
GODIYA | |
GUDE | |
HAUWADE | |
KABO | |
KANWA | |
MASANAWA | |
KANO MUNICIPAL | CHEDI |
DAN’AGUNDI | |
GANDUN ALBASA | |
JAKARA | |
KANKAROFI | |
SHAHUCHI | |
SHARADA | |
SHESHE | |
TUDUN NUFAWA | |
TUDUN WAZIRCHI | |
YAKASAI | |
ZAITAWA | |
ZANGO | |
KARAYE | DAURA |
KAFIN DAFGA | |
KARAYE | |
KURUGU | |
KWANYAWA | |
TUDUN KAYA | |
TURAWA | |
UNGUWAR HAJJI | |
YAMMEDI | |
YOLA | |
KIBIYA | DURBA |
FAMMAR | |
FASSI | |
KADIGAWA | |
KAHU | |
KIBIYA I | |
KIBIYA II | |
NARIYA | |
TARAI | |
UNGUWAR GAI | |
KIRU | BA’AWA |
BADAFI | |
BARGONI | |
BAUDA | |
DANGORA | |
DANSOHIYA | |
DASHI | |
GALADIMAWA | |
KIRU | |
KOGO | |
MARAKU | |
TSAUDAWA | |
YAKO | |
YALWA | |
ZUWO | |
KUMBOTSO | CHALLAWA |
CHIRANCHI | |
DANBARE | |
DANMALIKI | |
GURINGAWA | |
KUMBOTSO | |
KUREKEN SANI | |
MARIRI | |
NA’IBAWA | |
PANSHEKARA | |
UNGUWAR RIMI | |
KUNCHI | BUMAI |
GARIN SHEME | |
GWARMAI | |
KASUWAR KUKA | |
KUNCHI | |
MATAN FADA | |
RIDAWA | |
SHAMAKAWA | |
SHUWAKI | |
YANDADI | |
KURA | DALILI |
DAN HASSAN | |
DUKAWA | |
GUNDUTSE | |
KARFI | |
KOSAWA | |
KURA | |
KURUNSUMAU | |
RIGAR DUKA | |
TANAWA | |
MADOBI | BURJI |
CINKOSO | |
GALINJA | |
GORA | |
KAFIN AGUR | |
KANWA | |
KAURA MATA | |
KUBARACI | |
KWANKWASO | |
MADOBI | |
RIKADAWA | |
MAKODA | BABBAR RIGA |
DURMA | |
JIBGA | |
KADANDANI | |
KOGUNA | |
KOREN TATSO | |
MAITSIDAU | |
MAKODA | |
SATAME | |
TANGAJI | |
WAILARE | |
MINJIBIR | AZORE |
GANDURWAWA | |
KANTAMA | |
KUNYA | |
KURU | |
KWARKIYA | |
MINJIBIR | |
SARBI | |
TSAKIYA | |
TSAKUWA | |
WASAI | |
NASARAWA | DAKATA |
GAMA | |
GAWUNA | |
GIGINYU | |
GWAGWARWA | |
HOTORO NORTH | |
HOTORO SOUTH | |
KAURA GOJE | |
KAWAJI | |
TUDUN MURTALA | |
TUDUN WADA | |
RANO | DAWAKI |
LAUSU | |
MADACHI | |
RANO | |
RURUM SABON-GARI | |
RURUM TSOHON-GARI | |
SAJI | |
YALWA | |
ZINYAU | |
ZURGU | |
RIMIN GADO | BUTU-BUTU |
DAWAKI GULU | |
DOKA DAWA | |
DUGURAWA | |
GULU | |
JILI | |
KAROFIN YASHI | |
RIMIN GADO | |
SAKARATSA | |
TAMAWA | |
YALWAN DANZIYAL | |
ZANGO DAN ABDU | |
ROGO | BELI |
FALGORE | |
FULATAN | |
GWANGWAN | |
JAJAYE | |
ROGO RUMA | |
ROGO SABON GARI | |
RUWAN BAGO | |
ZAREWA | |
ZOZA | |
SHANONO | ALAJAWA |
DUTSEN-BAKOSHI | |
FARURUWA | |
GORON DUTSE | |
KADAMU | |
KOKIYA | |
LENI | |
SHAKOGI | |
SHANONO | |
TSAURE | |
SUMAILA | GALA |
GANI | |
GARFA | |
GEDIYA | |
KANAWA | |
MAGAMI | |
MASU | |
RIMI | |
RUMO | |
SITTI | |
SUMAILA | |
TAKAI | BAGWARO |
DURBUNDE | |
FAJEWA | |
FALALI | |
FARURUWA | |
KACHAKO | |
KARFI | |
KUKA | |
TAKAI | |
ZUGA | |
TARAUNI | BABBAN GIJI |
DARMANAWA | |
DAURAWA | |
GYADI-GYADI AREWA | |
GYADI-GYADI KUDU | |
HOTORO (NNPC) | |
KAUYEN ALU | |
TARAUNI | |
UNGUWA UKU | |
UNGUWAR GANO | |
TOFA | DINDERE |
DOKA | |
GAJIDA | |
GINSAWA | |
JANGUZA | |
JAUBEN KUDU | |
KWAMI | |
LAMBU | |
LANGEL | |
TOFA | |
UNGUWAR RIMI | |
WANGARA | |
YALWA KARAMA | |
YANOKO | |
YARIMAWA | |
TSANYAWA | DADDARAWA |
DUNBULUN | |
GOZAKI | |
GURUN | |
KABAGIWA | |
TATSAN | |
TSANYAWA | |
YANGANAU | |
YANKAMAYE | |
ZAROGI | |
TUDUN WADA | BABURI |
BURUMBURUM | |
DALAWA | |
JANDUTSE | |
JITA | |
KAREFA | |
NATA’ALA | |
SABON GARI | |
SHUWAKI | |
TSOHOGARI | |
UNGOGO | BACHIRAWA |
GAYAWA | |
KADAWA | |
KARO | |
PANISAU | |
RANGAZA | |
RIJIYAR ZAKI | |
TUDUN FULANI | |
UNGOGO | |
YADAKUNYA | |
ZANGO | |
WARAWA | AMARAWA |
DANLASAN | |
GARIN DAU | |
GOGEL | |
IMAWA | |
J/GALADIMA | |
JEMAGU | |
JIGAWA | |
KATARKAWA | |
MADARI MATA | |
TAMBURAWAR GABAS | |
TANGAR | |
WARAWA | |
‘YAN DALLA | |
‘YANGIZO | |
WUDIL | ACHIKA |
DAGUMAWA | |
DANKAZA | |
DARKI | |
INDABO | |
KAUSANI | |
LAJAWA | |
SABON GARI | |
UTAI | |
WUDIL |
Council Wards in Kano State
Kano State’s top 4 LGAs with the largest number of council wards are:
- Dawaki Kudu
- Kiru
- Tofa
- Warawa
Each of the 4 LGAs above has 15 council wards.
As for the others, 1 LGA, Bebeji, has 14 council wards.
Another one, Kano Municipal, has 13 council wards.
3 LGAs, Ajingi, Dala and Rimin Gado each has 12 council wards.
11 LGAs have 11 council wards each.
The remaining 24 LGAs has 10 council wards each.
Metropolitan LGAs of Kano
Six of the Local Government Areas: Fagge, Gwale, Tarauni, Kano Muncipal, Nassarawa and Dala comprise Kano city metropolis.