Sumaila: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Kano State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 11.5301° N, 8.9559° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 318 km (198 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN): 74 km (46 mi), straight line
• Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International Airport (BCU): 145 km (90 mi), straight line
• Kaduna International Airport (KAD): 201 km (125 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Takai: 17 km (11 mi)
• Ziyara: 20 km (12 mi)
• Zuga: 21 km (13 mi)
• Garko: 21 km (13 mi)
• Albasu: 26 km (16 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Kano, 71 km (44 mi)