Shinkafi: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Zamfara State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 9,324
• Coordinates: 13.0730° N, 6.5057° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 459 km (285 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA): 125 km (78 mi), straight line
• Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO): 142 km (88 mi), straight line
• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN): 247 km (153 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Isa: 18 km (11 mi)
• Moriki: 22 km (14 mi)
• Zurmi: 45 km (28 mi)
• Kaura Namoda: 54 km (34 mi)
• Sabon Birni: 58 km (36 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Maradi, 80 km (50 mi)