Rano: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Kano State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 17,972
• Coordinates: 11.5568° N, 8.5807° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 302 km (188 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN): 55 km (34 mi), straight line
• Kaduna International Airport (KAD): 168 km (104 mi), straight line
• Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International Airport (BCU): 174 km (108 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kibiya: 9.3 km (5.8 mi)
• Bunkure: 16 km (10 mi)
• Garko: 26 km (16 mi)
• Garun Malam: 27 km (17 mi)
• Kura: 29 km (18 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Kano, 50 km (31 mi)