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About Bukuru
Bukuru is a city located on the Jos Plateau in Nigeria. It was previously considered a separate city from the city of Jos close by, but like every other form of urbanization, the city of Jos has merged with the town of Bukuru to form the Jos-Bukuru metropolis. It is the headquarters of Jos South Local Government Area.
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Map of Bukuru
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Getting there and nearby towns
Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 17 km away.
- Vom 11 km southwest, about 11 min by car
- Jos 15 km north, about 15 min by car
- Lere 53 km east, about 53 min by car
- Kagoro 56 km west, about 56 min by car
- Bokkos 57 km south, about 57 min by car
- Panyam 58 km southeast, about 58 min by car
- Kafanchan 67 km west, about 1 h by car
- Lere 73 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Dass 75 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Pankshin 81 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Bukuru, Macocobovi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- TCCN Chapel, Bukuru, Jos, January 2023, DonCamillo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Peace and Unity in Nigeria, Mohammed Alamin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dara Fidelis Alamba, Jjnzamah, CC BY-SA 4.0
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