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Population9,084
GeoNames
RegionZamfara State
Elevation483 m
1,585 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Lagos
Nearest airportGusau (QUS)
14 km
Why visit Kwatarkwashi
Townapedia lists 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Federal University Gusau.
Weather in Kwatarkwashi
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Things to do1
Healthcare1
Map of Kwatarkwashi
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Getting there and nearby towns
Gusau (QUS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 14 km away.
- Gusau 17 km west, about 17 min by car
- Tsafe 23 km southeast, about 23 min by car
- Sauri 46 km south, about 46 min by car
- Maru 50 km northwest, about 50 min by car
- Kaura Namoda 56 km northwest, about 56 min by car
- Runka 63 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Kankara 68 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Wagini 73 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Dutsin-Ma 81 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Funtua 87 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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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, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Jpg1. dutsen kwatarkwashi, Yusuf Sa'adu, CC0
- Kwatarkwashi mountain Gusau Zamfara state 0034, Abubakar Yusuf Gusau, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kwatarkwashi mountain Gusau Zamfara state 0037, Abubakar Yusuf Gusau, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kwatarkwashi mountain Gusau Zamfara state 0036, Abubakar Yusuf Gusau, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kwatarkwashi mountain Gusau Zamfara state 0035, Abubakar Yusuf Gusau, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kwatarkwashi mountain Gusau Zamfara state 0033, Abubakar Yusuf Gusau, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kwatarkwashi mountain Gusau Zamfara state 0032, Abubakar Yusuf Gusau, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kwatarkwashi mountain Gusau Zamfara state 0038, Abubakar Yusuf Gusau, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kwatarkwashi mountain Gusau Zamfara state 0039, Abubakar Yusuf Gusau, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kwatarkwashi mountain Gusau Zamfara state 0040, Abubakar Yusuf Gusau, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Federal University Gusau, Mr. Snatch, CC0
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