Sokoto: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Sokoto
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 1,040,000
• Coordinates: 13.0627° N, 5.2432° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 509 km (316 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO): 17 km (10 mi), straight line
• Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA): 262 km (163 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Wamako: 15 km (10 mi)
• Kware: 18 km (11 mi)
• Dange: 26 km (16 mi)
• Bodinga: 26 km (16 mi)
• Rabah: 29 km (18 mi)

Events

• Nwunyu Fishing festival: April 2027