Talata Mafara
Talata Mafara is a city in Nigeria with a population of about 39,045.
NigeriaTown🏆 #173 most populated in Nigeria🕐 Africa/LagosTalata Mafara is a Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Talata Mafara, about 15 km from the Bakolori Dam on the Sokoto River. The town lies on the southern edge of the major irrigation project fed by the dam. The town is the birthplace of Yahaya Abdulkarim, governor of Sokoto State from January 1992 to November 1993.
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About Talata Mafara
| Country | Nigeria |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 57 |
| Population | 39,045 |
| Local currency | NGN |
| Coordinates | 12.5684, 6.0622 |
| Time zone | Africa/Lagos |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Town |
| Distance to the capital | 421 km · Abuja |
| Population (Nigeria) | #173 most populated in Nigeria |
| Where on Earth | 12°34′6″N · 6°3′44″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 1,399 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 8,620 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Gonder (Ethiopia) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -12.57, -173.94 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Cairo | 3,238 km |
| Paris | 4,050 km |
| London | 4,366 km |
| Dubai | 5,333 km |
| Moscow | 5,517 km |
| São Paulo | 6,997 km |