Maru: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Zamfara State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 11,496
• Coordinates: 12.3336° N, 6.4037° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 383 km (238 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO): 145 km (90 mi), straight line
• Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA): 156 km (97 mi), straight line
• Kaduna International Airport (KAD): 208 km (129 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Bungudu: 18 km (11 mi)
• Maradun: 31 km (19 mi)
• Gusau: 34 km (21 mi)
• Kaura Namoda: 35 km (22 mi)
• Talata Mafara: 45 km (28 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Gusau, 34 km (21 mi)