Kiru: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Kano State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 11.7021° N, 8.1348° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 302 km (188 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN): 57 km (35 mi), straight line
• Kaduna International Airport (KAD): 143 km (89 mi), straight line
• Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA): 154 km (96 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zuwo: 9.4 km (5.8 mi)
• Bebeji: 14 km (9 mi)
• Karaye: 16 km (10 mi)
• Kabo: 18 km (11 mi)
• Madobi: 19 km (12 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Kano, 53 km (33 mi)