Nasarawa: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Nasarawa State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 30,949
• Coordinates: 8.5389° N, 7.7082° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 62 km (39 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV): 71 km (44 mi), straight line
• Makurdi Airport (MDI): 136 km (85 mi), straight line
• Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS): 177 km (110 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Keffi: 39 km (24 mi)
• Karu: 53 km (33 mi)
• Garaku: 58 km (36 mi)
• Abuja: 62 km (39 mi)
• Kuje: 65 km (40 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Abuja, 62 km (39 mi)