Lafia

Lafia is a village in , . Lafia is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akwatia and Kade.

Town
is the capital of , a district in the Eastern region of south and west of the Atewa Range in the basin. or Akortia also means "He returned here or there" In the indigenous language formerly known as Oji-Ounji now called Anii. is situated 5 km northeast of Lafia.

Town
Photo: Nkansahrexford, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and the capital of , a district in the of south . has a 2013 settlement population of 16,542 people. is situated 10 km north of Lafia.

Lafia

Latitude
6.01349° or 6° 0′ 49″ north
Longitude
-0.82995° or 0° 49′ 48″ west
Open location code
6CRX257C+92
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2197671689
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
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