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The Metropolitan Area covers 499 sq.km and comprises eight LGSs - the six mentioned above plus Ungogo and Kumbotso - with a population of 2,828,861 at the 2006 Nigerian census.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe principal inhabitants of the city are of the Hausa people. Like in most parts of Northern Nigeria, the Hausa Language is widely spoken in Kano. The city is the capital of the Kano Emirate, and the current Emir, Ado Bayero, has been on the throne since 1963. 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