Bokkos: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Plateau State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 12,538
• Coordinates: 9.2992° N, 8.9947° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 167 km (104 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS): 40 km (25 mi), straight line
• Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International Airport (BCU): 155 km (96 mi), straight line
• Makurdi Airport (MDI): 182 km (113 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zurgum: 21 km (13 mi)
• Mangu: 27 km (17 mi)
• Barkin Ladi: 29 km (18 mi)
• Zongo: 45 km (28 mi)
• Riyom: 46 km (28 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Jos, 71 km (44 mi)