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Population5,865
GeoNames
RegionCross River State
Elevation162 m
531 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Lagos
Nearest airportMakurdi Airport (MDI)
112 km
Weather in Gakem
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Getting there and nearby towns
Makurdi Airport (MDI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 112 km away.
- Ijiegwu maa clan 15 km northwest, about 15 min by car
- Obudu 22 km southeast, about 22 min by car
- Ogoja 25 km southwest, about 25 min by car
- Katsina-Ala 55 km northeast, about 55 min by car
- Gboko 62 km north, about 1 h by car
- Yandev 66 km north, about 1 h by car
- Aliade 81 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Igbor 87 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- 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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