Shinga
Shinga is a town in Jigawa State of Nigeria. It is part of the Hadejia Local Government Area. It lies at an elevation of 337 metres on the banks of a tributary of the Hadejia River.- Village
- …lies at an elevation of around 360 metres (1,180 feet)
- …is also known as “Shinga, Jigawa State”
- Description: human settlement in Nigeria
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Latitude
12.37978° or 12° 22′ 47″ north
Longitude
10.20552° or 10° 12′ 20″ east
Open location code
7F4G96H4+W6
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Hausa—“Shinga” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Shinga, Jigawa State”
- Hausa: “Shinga, Jihar Jigawa”
- Hausa: “Shinga”
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