Kafanchan
in Jema'A of Kaduna State, Nigeria

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
9.581 and 8.293 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 9° 34' 52" and E 8° 17' 33"
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: 09:23 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: Africa/Lagos
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:16 am and 6:03 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-9.200 and -171.848 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Nukunonu
References
This place on Wikipedia
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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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover Kafanchan

Kafanchan in Jema'A (Kaduna State) with it's 79,522 citizens is a town in Nigeria about 65 mi (or 105 km) north-east of Abuja, the country's capital city.

Current time in Kafanchan is now 09:23 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Lagos with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports near Kafanchan, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Nigeria is Yakubu Gowon Airport in a distance of 39 mi (or 64 km), East. 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: Kaura, Zonkwa, Kwoi, Gwantu and Kachia. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 81 °F

Morning Temperature 17°C / 62 °F
Evening Temperature 22°C / 72 °F
Night Temperature 19°C / 66 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 22%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 45% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Friday, 1st of November 2024

28°C (82 °F)
19°C (65 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Saturday, 2nd of November 2024

27°C (81 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Sunday, 3rd of November 2024

28°C (82 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

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JUDEX KAFANCHAN

Published: February 26, 2018
Length: 16:28 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Lucius Ishaya

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Attractions and noteworthy things

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Kafanchan

Kafanchan is a town in southern Kaduna State in north-central Nigeria. It is the location of a junction station of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, and it sits on the line connecting Port Harcourt, Enugu, Kafanchan, Kuru, Bauchi, and finally Maiduguri. As of 2007 Kafanchan had an estimated population of 83,092. Kafanchan is dominated with the kaninkon people known as nikyop and with minor the fanstuwm people,with sports men in the nigerian basketball premier league;Tum Biya and Jonathan James.

Located at 9.56667, 8.3 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Kaduna State

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kafanchan Junction, Kafanchan, Kajanchan, Kafachan