GUMEL

Jigawa State · NIGERIA (NG) · 12.63°N / 9.39°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,340,091

Gumel is a city in Nigeria with a population of 42,742. It sits at 12.63/9.39, runs on Africa/Lagos, is 17 km from Sule Tankarkar.

Population 42,742

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Lagos

All facts

fields

Country: Nigeria
Subdivision: Jigawa State
Coords: 12.63°N / 9.39°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 8 · within 50 km

W Sule Tankarkar Jigawa State 0 17.9 km

N Maigatari Jigawa State 0 21.0 km

SE Gagarawa Jigawa State 11,450 28.6 km

SW Garki Jigawa State 0 30.2 km

SE Kaugama Jigawa State 0 41.5 km

W Babura Jigawa State 7,267 43.6 km

S Taura Jigawa State 0 45.7 km

N Dungas Zinder Region 13,351 48.3 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Gumel?: 42,742 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Gumel in?: Africa/Lagos.
Which country is Gumel in?: Nigeria (NG).
How far is Gumel from Abuja?: About 447 km.
Does Gumel have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Nigeria?: English.
What currency is used in Nigeria?: Naira.
How many cities are in Nigeria?: 917 on record.
Which admin region is Gumel in?: Jigawa State.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2340091

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2340091,
    "name": "Gumel",
    "ascii_name": "Gumel",
    "country_code": "NG",
    "population": 42742,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Lagos",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 12.6269,
    "longitude": 9.38807
  }
}

Context

comparatives

17 km from Sule Tankarkar.
Same timezone (Africa/Lagos) as 916 other cities in Nigeria.