Yelwa: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Kebbi
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 10.8351° N, 4.7424° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 360 km (224 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO): 237 km (147 mi), straight line
• General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport (ILR): 268 km (166 mi), straight line
• Kaduna International Airport (KAD): 282 km (175 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Agwara: 23 km (14 mi)
• Nasko: 41 km (26 mi)
• Shanga: 46 km (28 mi)
• Ibeto: 59 km (36 mi)
• Besse: 59 km (37 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Birnin Kebbi, 190 km (118 mi)