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Jimeta, Nigeria

Jimeta is a town of 248,148 people in Adamawa, Nigeria.

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Population248,148 GeoNames
RegionAdamawa
Elevation172 m 564 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Lagos
Nearest airportYola Airport (YOL) 4 km

About Jimeta

Jimeta is a town in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria. The town's population was 73,080 in 1991. The elevation of Jimeta is 135 m (443 ft), and it lies along the Benue River.

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Churches and places of worship1

mosque

Place of worship · 1.4 km

13 ibrahim attah street, JIMETA

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Healthcare2

Ajiua Health Centre

Clinic and pharmacy

24/7

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Nassarawo Clinic

Hospital · 1.6 km

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Map of Jimeta

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Getting there and nearby towns

Yola Airport (YOL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 4 km away.

  • Yola 8 km south, about 8 min by car
  • Ngurore 24 km west, about 24 min by car
  • Mayo-Belwa 51 km southwest, about 51 min by car
  • Numan 51 km northwest, about 51 min by car

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

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