Birniwa: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Jigawa State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 9,334
• Coordinates: 12.7907° N, 10.2361° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 512 km (318 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Zinder Airport (ZND, Niger): 174 km (108 mi), straight line
• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN): 204 km (127 mi), straight line
• Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International Airport (BCU): 262 km (163 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kiri Kasamma: 11 km (7 mi)
• Guri: 21 km (13 mi)
• Nguru: 26 km (16 mi)
• Zolo: 41 km (26 mi)
• Hadejia: 43 km (27 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Nguru, 26 km (16 mi)