Shanono
Shanono is a town and Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria.
The origin of Shanono town could historically be traced back to renowned brothers Jaulere and Shanu. These two brothers arrived Shanono purposely for grazing and rearing of cattle, they were believed to come from the town of Hadejia in present Jigawa State. Having seen that the land is fertile and good for their animals grazing the eldest settled in the place, for at least a year/season before they moved forward, but upon observing the climatic conditions of the area which is suitable they decided to remain in the place and that was how some other people come to settle with them.
Upon finding the most suitable area Shanu decided to move back a little to the present Shanono town and left Jaulere his brother in the place (present Jaulere) and came to establish his hut (Riga) in present Shanono town.
It has an area of 697 km2 and a population of 140,607 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 704.