ZARIA

Kaduna State · NIGERIA (NG) · 11.11°N / 7.72°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,317,765

Zaria is a city in Nigeria with a population of 980,000. It sits at 11.11/7.72, runs on Africa/Lagos, is 19 km from Hunkuyi.

Population 980,000

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Lagos

All facts

fields

Country: Nigeria
Subdivision: Kaduna State
Coords: 11.11°N / 7.72°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 8 · within 50 km

NW Hunkuyi Kaduna State 8,465 19.0 km

E Maigana Kaduna State 0 25.3 km

S Igabi Kaduna State 8,840 33.8 km

NE Makarfi Kaduna State 0 34.1 km

NW Danja Katsina State 9,736 34.3 km

NW Giwa Kaduna State 0 37.4 km

E Soba Kaduna State 15,715 39.3 km

N Rogo Kano State 0 50.0 km

Air access

nearby

ZAR

Zaria Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Zaria?: 980,000 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Zaria in?: Africa/Lagos.
Which country is Zaria in?: Nigeria (NG).
Which airport serves Zaria?: Zaria Airport (ZAR).
How far is Zaria from Abuja?: About 230 km.
Does Zaria 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 Zaria in?: Kaduna State.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2317765

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2317765,
    "name": "Zaria",
    "ascii_name": "Zaria",
    "country_code": "NG",
    "population": 980000,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Lagos",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 11.11128,
    "longitude": 7.7227
  }
}

Context

comparatives

115.8x the population of Hunkuyi.
18 km from Hunkuyi.
Same timezone (Africa/Lagos) as 916 other cities in Nigeria.