Bukuru: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Plateau State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 15,540
• Coordinates: 9.7940° N, 8.8640° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 171 km (106 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS): 17 km (11 mi), straight line
• Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International Airport (BCU): 123 km (76 mi), straight line
• Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV): 196 km (122 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Jos: 15 km (9 mi)
• Riyom: 21 km (13 mi)
• Bassa: 21 km (13 mi)
• Barkin Ladi: 29 km (18 mi)
• Angware: 35 km (21 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Jos, 15 km (9 mi)