Disina, Nigeria

Disina is a town of 5,833 people in Bauchi, Nigeria.

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Population5,833 GeoNames

RegionBauchi

Elevation415 m 1,362 ft

Time zoneAfrica/Lagos

Nearest airportBauchi State Airport (BCU) 113 km

About Disina

Disina is a town in Shira Local Government Area, Bauchi State, northeastern Nigeria, located 35 kilometres southwest of Azare. It lies along the Bunga River, between the towns of Jemma and Foggo. The estimated population as of 2007 is 18,792.

From the Wikipedia article Disina (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Disina Primary Health Center

Hospital · 0.7 km

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Getting there and nearby towns

Bauchi State Airport (BCU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 113 km away.

Gwaram 23 km south, about 23 min by car
Chakwama 29 km west, about 29 min by car
Samamiya 34 km southwest, about 34 min by car
Azare 37 km northeast, about 37 min by car
Birnin Kudu 48 km west, about 48 min by car
Kiyawa 48 km northwest, about 48 min by car
Zadawa 49 km east, about 49 min by car
Misau 63 km east, about 1 h by car
Madara 66 km northeast, about 1 h by car
Dutse 70 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car

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