Gaya: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Kano State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 20,959
• Coordinates: 11.8606° N, 9.0027° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 353 km (219 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN): 56 km (35 mi), straight line
• Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International Airport (BCU): 173 km (108 mi), straight line
• Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA): 194 km (120 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Ajingi: 13 km (8 mi)
• Wudil: 18 km (11 mi)
• Albasu: 26 km (16 mi)
• Zugace: 27 km (17 mi)
• Zakirai: 30 km (18 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Kano, 55 km (34 mi)