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Population365,000
GeoNames
RegionBenue State
Elevation226 m
741 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Lagos
Land area835.0 km²
Nearest airportMakurdi Airport (MDI)
60 km
Weather in Gboko
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About Gboko
Gboko is a city and local government area in Benue state, North-central Nigeria.
From the Wikipedia article Gboko (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Gboko on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Map of Gboko
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Getting there and nearby towns
Makurdi Airport (MDI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 60 km away.
- Yandev 6 km northeast, about 6 min by car
- Katsina-Ala 36 km southeast, about 36 min by car
- Igbor 46 km west, about 46 min by car
- Aliade 57 km west, about 57 min by car
- Ijiegwu maa clan 57 km south, about 57 min by car
- Gakem 62 km south, about 1 h by car
- Makurdi 70 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Zaki Biam 70 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Obudu 75 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Ogoja 77 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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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
- Mkar Hill, Dotun55, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS057-E-41859 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS057-E-41862 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS057-E-41861 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS057-E-41860 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Alge rian, Yarden001, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Slow and steady wins the race, Yarden001, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A snail's Journey, Yarden001, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A man in his pig farm, Cedars Grove, CC BY-SA 4.0
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