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Abstract Municipal solid waste management is a global contemporary issue affecting cities’ authorities. Like other major cities of the world, Kano metropolis, with a population of more than four million, is faced with serious solid waste management problems. This study assesses the suitability of existing locations of solid waste disposal sites within metropolitan Kano. Satellite imageries (Landsat, AsterDEM), GPS-locations of the waste disposal sites, and topographical map of Kano metropolis were used as data for this study. The data were modeled and analyzed using a multi-criteria decision technique. The output produces restriction and suitability maps for solid waste disposal within the metropolis. Results show that only 26 percent of the existing solid waste disposal sites are suitable, while 74 percent are unsuitable sites. The study recommends the relocation of those existing unsuitable solid waste disposal sites to more environmentally favorable sites as highlighted in this study.