Kafur: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Katsina State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 11.6459° N, 7.6907° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 289 km (179 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN): 101 km (63 mi), straight line
• Kaduna International Airport (KAD): 113 km (70 mi), straight line
• Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA): 151 km (94 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Malumfashi: 18 km (11 mi)
• Rogo: 18 km (11 mi)
• Bakori: 31 km (19 mi)
• Danja: 33 km (21 mi)
• Makarfi: 36 km (23 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Funtua, 43 km (27 mi)