Gwandu: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Kebbi
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 10,018
• Coordinates: 12.5020° N, 4.6429° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 494 km (307 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO): 77 km (48 mi), straight line
• Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM, Niger): 288 km (179 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Tambuwal: 11 km (7 mi)
• Argungu: 30 km (19 mi)
• Aliero: 30 km (19 mi)
• Shagari: 40 km (25 mi)
• Jega: 42 km (26 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Birnin Kebbi, 49 km (30 mi)