Talata Mafara: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Zamfara State
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 39,045
• Coordinates: 12.5684° N, 6.0622° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 421 km (261 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO): 100 km (62 mi), straight line
• Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA): 180 km (112 mi), straight line
• Kaduna International Airport (KAD): 249 km (155 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Maradun: 20 km (12 mi)
• Bakura: 26 km (16 mi)
• Maru: 45 km (28 mi)
• Anka: 53 km (33 mi)
• Tureta: 56 km (35 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Gusau, 79 km (49 mi)