Bassa: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Plateau State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 9.9425° N, 8.7404° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 168 km (105 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS): 36 km (23 mi), straight line
• Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International Airport (BCU): 125 km (78 mi), straight line
• Kaduna International Airport (KAD): 177 km (110 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Jos: 17 km (10 mi)
• Bukuru: 21 km (13 mi)
• Zoloki: 33 km (20 mi)
• Riyom: 34 km (21 mi)
• Toro: 38 km (24 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Jos, 17 km (10 mi)