Zamfara State · Nigeria
Kaura Namoda travel guide
Kaura Namoda is a city in Zamfara State, Nigeria, home to about 285,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- DKA125 km · Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport
- Currency
- NGNnaira
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos
- Language
- English
About
About Kaura Namoda
Kaura Namoda, is a town and Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Nigeria. It is home to the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura-Namoda.
Kaura Namoda was founded in 1807 by Muhammadu Namoda who was a prince of Alibawa ruling family of Zurmi and an 18th-century military genius. It is the host for Federal Polytechnic, Kaura-Namoda, Zamfara State. Kaura-Namoda has an estimated population of 393,000 and occupy an area of 911.7 km². Agriculture is an important aspect of the economy of Kaura Namoda with a variety of crops grown in the area while a number of domestic animals are reared and sold in the area. Other important economic activities undertaken by the people of Kaura Namoda include trade, pottery, and crafts making.
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When to go
The best time to visit Kaura Namoda
Kaura Namoda has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 40 °C; August is the wettest, with about 240 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Kaura Namoda: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA), about 125 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
Tourist or visitors who want to come into Kaura Namoda through air have to make use of Zamfara airport which is known as Gusau Airstrip or Gusau Airfield (IATA: QUS, ICAO: DNGU). Most transport enters and leaves the city of Kaura Namoda through Gusau Central Motor Park.
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DKA · Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport
Questions
Kaura Namoda: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kaura Namoda?
Kaura Namoda has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 40 °C; August is the wettest, with about 240 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kaura Namoda?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA), about 125 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Kaura Namoda?
naira (NGN).
Nearby
Destinations near Kaura Namoda
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.