Riyom: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Plateau State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 9.6368° N, 8.7569° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 153 km (95 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS): 12 km (8 mi), straight line
• Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International Airport (BCU): 143 km (89 mi), straight line
• Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV): 178 km (111 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Barkin Ladi: 18 km (11 mi)
• Bukuru: 21 km (13 mi)
• Zurgum: 27 km (17 mi)
• Kaura: 33 km (20 mi)
• Bassa: 34 km (21 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Jos, 36 km (22 mi)