Akwanga: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Nasarawa State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 15,985
• Coordinates: 8.9108° N, 8.4065° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 101 km (63 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS): 96 km (59 mi), straight line
• Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV): 126 km (78 mi), straight line
• Makurdi Airport (MDI): 136 km (85 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Wamba: 22 km (14 mi)
• Nasarawa Egon: 27 km (16 mi)
• Garaku: 31 km (19 mi)
• Zongo: 34 km (21 mi)
• Gwantu: 36 km (22 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Lafia, 48 km (30 mi)