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Population10,460
GeoNames
RegionSokoto
Elevation279 m
915 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Lagos
Land area1,704.0 km²
Nearest airportSadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO)
77 km
Weather in Goronyo
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About Goronyo
Goronyo is a town and Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Nigeria. It has an area of 1,704 km2 and a population of 182,296 at the 2006 census.
From the Wikipedia article Goronyo (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Map of Goronyo
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 77 km away.
- Wurno 32 km southwest, about 32 min by car
- Rabah 40 km southwest, about 40 min by car
- Gwadabawa 48 km west, about 48 min by car
- Illela 52 km northwest, about 52 min by car
- Gandi 54 km south, about 54 min by car
- Sokoto 63 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Dange 74 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Binji 86 km west, about 1 h 30 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
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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