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:

These areas can be visualized in Figure E.1.

Figure E.1: Urban and rural areas for the 15 LGAs included in the study.