# Guri LGA, Jigawa State – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

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Local government area · Jigawa State 

# Guri

Guri is a local government area (LGA) of Nigeria in Jigawa State. It covers **1,064.1 km²**. Its main town is Guri. 23 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1,064km²
- 353 mtypical elevation

## Where is Guri?

Guri lies in [Jigawa State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/), [Nigeria](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/). It borders 7 other local government areas: [Bade](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/yobe/bade/), [Biriniwa](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/biriniwa/), [Jakusko](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/yobe/jakusko/), [Karasuwa](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/yobe/karasuwa/), [Kiri Kasamma](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/kiri-kasamma/), [Nguru](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/yobe/nguru/) and [Zaki](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/bauchi/zaki/). By area it is the 276th largest of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. It covers 4.6% of [Jigawa State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/). The centre of Guri is about 515 km in a straight line from Abuja, the capital. It is about 159 km from Dutse, the main town of Jigawa State. The centre point is at 12.6453° N, 10.4815° E.

Source: [Office for the Surveyor General of the Federation of Nigeria (OSGOF), Ehealth, United Nations Cartographic Section (UNCS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-nga).

## Know before you go: Guri

- Time zoneUTC+1, no daylight saving · Africa/Lagos
- CurrencyNaira (NGN)
- Country calling code+234
- LanguagesEnglish, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulah
- Plug typesType D, G · 230 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format6 digits (######)

### Nearest airports

- Zinder Airport (ZND) · Zinder205 km
- Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) · Kano223 km

### Nearest railway station

Nguru (Nguru), about 24 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:52) and shortest in Dec (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 17:54).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Guri

Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in Guri. Settlements here lie between about 349 m and 356 m above sea level (median 353 m).

- Abonabo
- Adiani
- Baturia
- Bulama Haseini
- Chachamnau
- Dagana
- Dawa
- Dole
- Gabargal
- Gadua
- Garmakwa Yamma
- Gogiya
- Guri
- Kadira
- Karafua
- Lafia
- Mara
- Margadu
- Musari
- Sugum
- Takara
- Tazga
- Tukwiki

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Guri and the best time to visit

In Guri, the warmest month is May (average 33 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). About 557 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (206 mm) and the driest Jan (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **September to February**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 0 

Feb 26 0 

Mar 29 0 

Apr 33 4 

May 33 22 

Jun 32 71 

Jul 29 139 

Aug 27 206 

Sep 27 94 

Oct 28 16 

Nov 26 4 

Dec 23 0 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Guri

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Jindu Dispensary · Zaki 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.46409&mlon=10.61666#map=17/12.46409/10.61666) 

School Teshegwa Primary School · Kiri Kasamma 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.54887&mlon=10.14334#map=17/12.54887/10.14334) 

College Kadawa Primary School · Nguru 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.87861&mlon=10.46646#map=17/12.87861/10.46646) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other local government areas in Jigawa State

- Auyo
- Babura
- Biriniwa
- Birni Kudu
- Buji
- Dutse
- Gagarawa
- Garki
- Gumel
- Gwaram
- Gwiwa
- Hadejia
- Jahun
- Kafin Hausa
- Kaugama
- Kazaure
- Kiri Kasamma
- Kiyawa
- Maigatari
- Malam Madori
- Miga
- Ringim
- Roni
- Sule-Tankarkar
- Taura
- Yankwashi

## Quick answers

- Where is Guri?In Jigawa State, Nigeria
- What borders Guri?Bade, Biriniwa, Jakusko, Karasuwa, Kiri Kasamma, Nguru and Zaki
- What time zone is Guri in?UTC+1
- What currency is used in Guri?Naira (NGN)
- What language is spoken in Guri?English, Hausa, Yoruba (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Guri?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Guri?Settlements lie between 349 m and 356 m
- What is the best time to visit Guri?September to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Guri?Jindu Dispensary, about 25 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Guri?NG018010 (OCHA common operational dataset)