Yola: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Adamawa
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 460,000
• Coordinates: 9.2084° N, 12.4815° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 548 km (340 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Yola Airport (YOL): 7.8 km (4.9 mi), straight line
• Garoua International Airport (GOU, Cameroon): 99 km (61 mi), straight line
• Gombe Lawanti International Airport (GMO): 212 km (131 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Jimeta: 8.3 km (5.2 mi)
• Fufore: 19 km (12 mi)
• Girei: 19 km (12 mi)
• Demsa: 45 km (28 mi)
• Wongui, Cameroon: 48 km (30 mi)

Events

• Njuwa fishing festival: April 2027