Kankara: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Katsina State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 9,609
• Coordinates: 11.9311° N, 7.4112° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 320 km (199 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN): 122 km (76 mi), straight line
• Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA): 123 km (76 mi), straight line
• Kaduna International Airport (KAD): 138 km (86 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Malumfashi: 28 km (17 mi)
• Musawa: 36 km (22 mi)
• Dan Musa: 38 km (23 mi)
• Bakori: 42 km (26 mi)
• Kafur: 44 km (27 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Funtua, 47 km (29 mi)