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Gumel
City population
42,742
#173
in Nigeria
#3
in Jigawa State
#13,151
worldwide
12.627, 9.388 · 447 km from Abuja
About Gumel
Gumel is a city in Jigawa State, Nigeria with a population of 42,742. It is the 173rd largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, and the 13,151st largest worldwide. It lies 447 km from Abuja.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 7
Elevation
369 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
12.627, 9.388
Record updated
2016-06-22
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 268 in NigeriaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.