Funtua: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Katsina State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 136,811
• Coordinates: 11.5235° N, 7.3117° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 275 km (171 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Kaduna International Airport (KAD): 92 km (57 mi), straight line
• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN): 144 km (90 mi), straight line
• Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA): 169 km (105 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Bakori: 13 km (8 mi)
• Dandume: 21 km (13 mi)
• Giwa: 28 km (17 mi)
• Danja: 32 km (20 mi)
• Faskari: 38 km (23 mi)