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Gaya, Nigeria

Gaya is a town of 20,959 people in Kano State, Nigeria.

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Population20,959 GeoNames
RegionKano State
Elevation437 m 1,434 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Lagos
Nearest airportMallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) 57 km

Healthcare2

Gaya General Hospital

Hospital · 1.8 km

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Gaya South Health Post

Hospital

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Map of Gaya

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Getting there and nearby towns

Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 57 km away.

  • Wudil 18 km west, about 18 min by car
  • Takai 34 km south, about 34 min by car
  • Ringim 37 km northeast, about 37 min by car
  • Dutse 38 km east, about 38 min by car
  • Kibiya 52 km southwest, about 52 min by car
  • Kano 55 km west, about 55 min by car
  • Rano 57 km southwest, about 57 min by car
  • Burumburum 60 km southwest, about 1 h by car
  • Kura 63 km west, about 1 h by car
  • Kiyawa 66 km east, about 1 h by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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