Sabon Birni: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Sokoto
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 13.5639° N, 6.3236° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 517 km (321 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO): 141 km (87 mi), straight line
• Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA): 157 km (98 mi), straight line
• Zinder Airport (ZND, Niger): 288 km (179 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Isa: 41 km (26 mi)
• Guidan Roumdji, Niger: 42 km (26 mi)
• Shinkafi: 58 km (36 mi)
• Madaoua, Niger: 69 km (43 mi)
• Goronyo: 72 km (45 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Maradi, 84 km (52 mi)