Jega: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Kebbi
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 73,495
• Coordinates: 12.2234° N, 4.3797° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 490 km (304 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO): 118 km (74 mi), straight line
• Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM, Niger): 276 km (172 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Aliero: 12 km (8 mi)
• Maiyama: 16 km (10 mi)
• Kalgo: 23 km (14 mi)
• Birnin Kebbi: 32 km (20 mi)
• Tambuwal: 35 km (22 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Birnin Kebbi, 32 km (20 mi)