Karkarna: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Jigawa State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 12.7665° N, 8.5098° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 427 km (265 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN): 80 km (50 mi), straight line
• Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA): 96 km (60 mi), straight line
• Zinder Airport (ZND, Niger): 124 km (77 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zoto: 8.1 km (5.0 mi)
• Zungunba: 12 km (7 mi)
• Jeka Fada: 16 km (10 mi)
• Kazaure: 17 km (10 mi)
• Gwiwa: 19 km (12 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Kano, 85 km (53 mi)