Kura: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Kano State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 9,537
• Coordinates: 11.7723° N, 8.4263° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 319 km (198 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN): 32 km (20 mi), straight line
• Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA): 161 km (100 mi), straight line
• Kaduna International Airport (KAD): 170 km (106 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Garun Malam: 11 km (7 mi)
• Bunkure: 15 km (9 mi)
• Madobi: 15 km (9 mi)
• Kumbotso: 16 km (10 mi)
• Dawakin Kudu: 20 km (12 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Kano, 27 km (17 mi)