Appendix E — Urban/Rural Designations
In this report, the urban/rural designations are classified at the administrative ward level based on the urban wards listed below. This list was approved by the Statistician General of the Kano Bureau of Statistics in late July 2025. Ward codes are provided in parentheses that match the taxonomy from the GRID3 operational boundaries (“Nigeria country-wide operational ward boundaries (administrative level 3), v1.0” 2024).
Urban Wards:
- Bebeji LGA: Bebeji (KN0403)
- Dambatta LGA: Dambatta East (KN0802) and Dambatta West (KN0803)
- Dawakin Kudu LGA: Dawaki (KN0903) and Yan Barau (KN0912)
- Dawakin Tofa LGA: Dawaki East (KN1002) and Dawaki West (KN1003)
- Gabasawa LGA: Zakirai (KN1310)
- Gaya LGA: Gaya North (KN1604) and Gaya South (KN1605)
- Gezawa LGA: Gezawa (KN1703) and Sararin Gezawa (KN1707)
- Kiru LGA: Kiru (KN2408)
- Kumbotso LGA: Chalawa (KN2501), Chiranchi (KN2502), Dan Maliki (KN2504), Danbare (KN2503), Garun Gawa (KN2505), Kumbotso (KN2507), Kureken Sani (KN2508), Mariri (KN2509), Naibawa (KN2510), Panshekara (KN2511) and Unguwar Rimi (KN2512)
- Nassarawa LGA: Dakata (KN3101), Gama (KN3102), Gawuna (KN3103), Giginyu (KN3104), Gwagwarwa (KN3105), Hotoro North (KN3106), Hotoro South (KN3107), Kaura Goje (KN3108), Kawaji (KN3109), Tudun Murtala (KN3111) and Tudun Wada (KN3110)
- Sumaila LGA: Sumaila (KN3611)
- Takai LGA: Takai (KN3709)
- Tarauni LGA: Babban Giji (KN3801), Darmanawa (KN3802), Daurawa (KN3803), Gyadi Gyadi Arewa (KN3804), Gyadi Gyadi Kudu (KN3805), Hotoro (KN3806), Tarauni (KN3807), Unguwa Uku Cikin Gari (KN3808), Unguwa Uku Kauyen Alu (KN3809) and Unguwar Gano (KN3810)
- Tudun Wada LGA: Sabon Gari (KN4108) and Tsohon Gari (KN4110)
- Ungogo LGA: Bachirawa (KN4201), Fanisau (KN4202), Gayawa (KN4203), Kadawa (KN4204), Karo (KN4205), Rangaza (KN4206), Rijiyar Zaki (KN4207), Tudun Fulani (KN4208), Ungogo (KN4209), Yada Kunya (KN4210) and Zango (KN4211)
These areas can be visualized in Figure E.1.