Bukkuyum: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Zamfara State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 12.1372° N, 5.4682° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 408 km (253 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO): 91 km (57 mi), straight line
• Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA): 257 km (160 mi), straight line
• Kaduna International Airport (KAD): 258 km (160 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Gummi: 38 km (24 mi)
• Anka: 50 km (31 mi)
• Tureta: 51 km (32 mi)
• Zugu: 67 km (42 mi)
• Shagari: 75 km (47 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Sokoto, 106 km (66 mi)