Kukawa
in Guzamala of Borno State, Nigeria
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Maiduguri International Airport (81 mi) -
Bol Airport (87 mi) - N'Djamena International Airport (113 mi)
- Mao Airport (145 mi)
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Salak Airport (177 mi) - Yagoua Airport (210 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 12.925 and 13.566 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 12° 55' 29" and E 13° 33' 58"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Naira - NGN
- Spoken languages:
- English, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulah
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:31 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Africa/Lagos
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:54 am and 6:07 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -10.883 and -165.833 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Roto - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Nigeria.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Nigeria. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Kukawa
Kukawa in Guzamala (Borno State) with it's 16,077 citizens is a town in Nigeria about 491 mi (or 790 km) north-east of Abuja, the country's capital city.
Current time in Kukawa is now 01:31 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Africa / Lagos with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 6 airports near Kukawa. The closest airport in Nigeria is Maiduguri International Airport in a distance of 81 mi (or 130 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Monguno, Gudumbali, Gajiram, Mallam Fatori and Gamboru. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 32°C / 90 °F
| Morning Temperature | 26°C / 78 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 33°C / 92 °F |
| Night Temperature | 29°C / 85 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 46% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 55% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 15th of September 2024
34°C (94 °F)
31°C (89 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 16th of September 2024
36°C (97 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 17th of September 2024
29°C (85 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Kukawa
Kukawa (previously Kuka) is a town and Local Government Area in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, close to Lake Chad. The town was founded in 1814 as capital of the Kanem-Bornu Empire by the Muslim scholar and warlord Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi after the fall of the previous capital, Ngazargamu, conquered in 1808 in the Fulani War. The town had great strategical importance, being the southern terminal of an important trans-Saharan trade route to Tripoli.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kukawa.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Koukawa, Koukaoua, Kukawa
