Taura: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Jigawa State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 12.2271° N, 9.2831° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 403 km (250 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN): 85 km (53 mi), straight line
• Zinder Airport (ZND, Niger): 176 km (109 mi), straight line
• Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA): 196 km (122 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Ringim: 16 km (10 mi)
• Garki: 25 km (16 mi)
• Gagarawa: 33 km (21 mi)
• Ajingi: 39 km (24 mi)
• Jahun: 41 km (25 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Chakwama, 85 km (53 mi)