Pankshin: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Plateau State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 31,516
• Coordinates: 9.3254° N, 9.4352° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 215 km (134 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS): 71 km (44 mi), straight line
• Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International Airport (BCU): 133 km (83 mi), straight line
• Gombe Lawanti International Airport (GMO): 194 km (120 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kwal: 21 km (13 mi)
• Zurfi: 29 km (18 mi)
• Tunkus: 39 km (24 mi)
• Bogoro: 43 km (26 mi)
• Mangu: 43 km (27 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Jos, 90 km (56 mi)