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Population6,531
GeoNames
RegionKatsina State
Elevation414 m
1,358 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Lagos
Nearest airportKatsina Airport (DKA)
36 km
Why visit Dankama
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark in and around town.
Weather in Dankama
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Museums and landmarks1
Map of Dankama
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Getting there and nearby towns
Katsina Airport (DKA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 36 km away.
- Mashi 39 km southeast, about 39 min by car
- Katsina 40 km southwest, about 40 min by car
- Daura 64 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Jibia 66 km west, about 1 h by car
- Ruma 78 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Zango 80 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Batsari 85 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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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
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