Kaura: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Kaduna State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 9.6681° N, 8.4582° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 126 km (78 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS): 45 km (28 mi), straight line
• Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV): 150 km (93 mi), straight line
• Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International Airport (BCU): 167 km (104 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kagoro: 10 km (6 mi)
• Kafanchan: 21 km (13 mi)
• Zonkwa: 22 km (14 mi)
• Zuturu Mugu: 32 km (20 mi)
• Riyom: 33 km (20 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Jos, 56 km (35 mi)