Birnin Magaji: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Zamfara State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 12.5592° N, 6.8946° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 395 km (245 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA): 97 km (60 mi), straight line
• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN): 186 km (116 mi), straight line
• Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO): 187 km (116 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zurmi: 27 km (17 mi)
• Kaura Namoda: 34 km (21 mi)
• Batsari: 44 km (27 mi)
• Bungudu: 49 km (31 mi)
• Gusau: 50 km (31 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Gusau, 50 km (31 mi)