Shanga: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Kebbi
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 7,471
• Coordinates: 11.2137° N, 4.5794° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 399 km (248 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO): 201 km (125 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zuguntane: 14 km (9 mi)
• Besse: 17 km (11 mi)
• Zuguum: 31 km (19 mi)
• Bagudo: 44 km (27 mi)
• Yelwa: 46 km (28 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Birnin Kebbi, 144 km (89 mi)