Matazu: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Katsina State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 12.2355° N, 7.6743° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 354 km (220 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA): 86 km (53 mi), straight line
• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN): 95 km (59 mi), straight line
• Kaduna International Airport (KAD): 175 km (109 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zokinbori: 4.7 km (2.9 mi)
• Musawa: 12 km (7 mi)
• Zobe: 26 km (16 mi)
• Dutsin-Ma: 31 km (19 mi)
• Safana: 34 km (21 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Katsina, 84 km (52 mi)