Zakirai: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Kano State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 12.1003° N, 8.8852° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 371 km (230 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN): 40 km (25 mi), straight line
• Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA): 167 km (104 mi), straight line
• Zinder Airport (ZND, Niger): 187 km (116 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zugace: 5.9 km (3.7 mi)
• Gezawa: 15 km (9 mi)
• Ajingi: 22 km (14 mi)
• Minjibir: 26 km (16 mi)
• Gaya: 30 km (18 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Kano, 42 km (26 mi)