Sankwala: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Cross River State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 6.5475° N, 9.2226° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 338 km (210 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Makurdi Airport (MDI): 145 km (90 mi), straight line
• Akanu Ibiam International Airport (ENU): 184 km (114 mi), straight line
• Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ): 200 km (124 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Obudu: 15 km (9 mi)
• Vandeikya: 31 km (20 mi)
• Abuochiche: 35 km (22 mi)
• Adikpo: 38 km (24 mi)
• Boje: 44 km (28 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Gboko, 90 km (56 mi)