Dawakin Tofa: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Kano State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 12.1045° N, 8.3300° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 351 km (218 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN): 22 km (14 mi), straight line
• Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA): 124 km (77 mi), straight line
• Kaduna International Airport (KAD): 191 km (119 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Tofa: 8.1 km (5.0 mi)
• Bichi: 17 km (11 mi)
• Rimin Gado: 18 km (11 mi)
• Ungogo: 18 km (11 mi)
• Bagwai: 22 km (14 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Kano, 23 km (15 mi)