Shinkafi
in Katsina of Katsina State, Nigeria

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
13.029 and 7.644 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 13° 1' 43" and E 7° 38' 37"
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: 01:40 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Africa/Lagos
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:13 am and 6:42 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-13.442 and -172.349 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Fagamalo
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Nigeria in Western Africa

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: 2024-04-19 08:03:45

Delve into Shinkafi

Shinkafi in Katsina (Katsina State) is a city located in Nigeria about 275 mi (or 442 km) north of Abuja, the country's capital town.

Current time in Shinkafi is now 01:40 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Africa / Lagos with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports closer to Shinkafi. The closest airport in Nigeria is Katsina Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Katsina, Kaita, Batagarawa, Rimi and Mani. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 39°C / 102 °F

Morning Temperature 29°C / 84 °F
Evening Temperature 40°C / 103 °F
Night Temperature 32°C / 90 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 16%
Air Pressure 1006 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 5% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

40°C (104 °F)
31°C (89 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.

Monday, 22nd of April 2024

38°C (101 °F)
33°C (92 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.

Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024

40°C (104 °F)
34°C (93 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.

Videos from this area

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20131116 Katsina Nigeria AirFibers Installation

Published: September 03, 2014
Length: 25:25 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: F1Linux.com

20131116 Installing Air Fibers for the Polio Emergency Operations Center in Katsina, Nigeria. Video is shaky because I'm working approx. 100 ft. up a mast- untethered- videoing with one hand...


My leaders Africa program one minute video

Published: February 15, 2019
Length: 53:30 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Praise Tochi Edeh

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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.

Katsina Airport

Katsina Airport is an airport located 4 kilometres from the center of Katsina, a city in the Katsina State of Nigeria.

Located at 13.0078, 7.66028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airports in Nigeria, Katsina

Katsina Township Stadium

Katsina Township Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Katsina, Katsina State, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Spotlight F.C. of the Nigeria National League. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 people.

Located at 12.9964, 7.60528 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football venues in Nigeria

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Shinkafi