Anka: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Zamfara State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 11,641
• Coordinates: 12.1135° N, 5.9268° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 381 km (236 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO): 119 km (74 mi), straight line
• Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA): 213 km (132 mi), straight line
• Kaduna International Airport (KAD): 219 km (136 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Bukkuyum: 50 km (31 mi)
• Talata Mafara: 53 km (33 mi)
• Maru: 57 km (36 mi)
• Maradun: 61 km (38 mi)
• Bakura: 67 km (41 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Gusau, 80 km (50 mi)