Lafia: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Nasarawa State
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 127,236
• Coordinates: 8.4939° N, 8.5153° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 128 km (80 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Makurdi Airport (MDI): 89 km (55 mi), straight line
• Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS): 133 km (83 mi), straight line
• Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV): 149 km (93 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Doma: 21 km (13 mi)
• Nasarawa Egon: 24 km (15 mi)
• Obi: 32 km (20 mi)
• Akwanga: 48 km (30 mi)
• Keana: 49 km (31 mi)