Shinkafi

Shinkafi is a town and Local Government Area in of . It has an area of about 674 km2 and a population of 135,649. It shares boundaries with Local Government Area and Niger Republic from the north, Zurmi Local Government Area to the South and South-East, Maradun Local Government Area and Raba Local Government Area by the west.
Wikipedia
  • Type: local government area of Nigeria with 136,000 residents
  • Description: LGA and town in Zamfara State, Nigeria
  • Also known as: “Shinkafi Local Government Area”

Shinkafi

Latitude
13.0376° or 13° 2′ 15″ north
Longitude
6.512° or 6° 30′ 43″ east
Population
136,000
Elevation
331 metres (1,086 feet)
Open location code
7F582GQ6+2Q
Geo­Names ID
8633498
Wiki­data ID
Q7497631
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Shinkafi” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Shinkafi”
  • Chinese: “Shinkafi”
  • French: “Shinkafi”
  • Hausa: “Shinkafi”
  • Igbo: “Shinkafi”
  • Italian: “Shinkafi”
  • Karekare: “Shinkafi”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Shinkafi”
  • Spanish: “Shinkafi”
  • Yoruba: “Agbegbe Ijoba Ibile Shinkafi”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Shinkafi”

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