# Ringim LGA, Jigawa State – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/ringim/ Local government area · Jigawa State # Ringim Ringim is a local government area (LGA) of Nigeria in Jigawa State. It covers **1,021.0 km²**. Its main town is Ringim. 65 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,021km² - 2mapped services - 394 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ringim? Ringim lies in [Jigawa State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/), [Nigeria](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/). It borders 6 other local government areas: [Ajingi](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/kano/ajingi/), [Dutse](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/dutse/), [Gabasawa](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/kano/gabasawa/), [Garki](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/garki/), [Jahun](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/jahun/) and [Taura](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/taura/). By area it is the 287th largest of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. It covers 4.4% of [Jigawa State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/). The centre of Ringim is about 390 km in a straight line from Abuja, the capital. It is about 50 km from Dutse, the main town of Jigawa State. The centre point is at 12.1699° N, 9.1485° 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: Ringim - 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 - Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) · Kano69 km - Zinder Airport (ZND) · Zinder180 km ### Nearest railway station Ringim (Ringim), about 2.5 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.8 hours, sunrise around 05:58) and shortest in Dec (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 18:00). 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 Ringim Open gazetteers list **65 villages, towns and localities** in Ringim. The largest with a recorded population: Ringim (14,463). Settlements here lie between about 381 m and 409 m above sea level (median 394 m). - Adanabas - Amaguwa - Badage - Badama Maikeffi - Badawa Danduwa - Badawa Mairimi - Bareberi - Beguwa - Chaichai - Dabi - Dabigel - Dan Makeri - Diehu Baba - Dingare - Doko - Fachawa - Farin Gidan - Gabarun - Gagarawa - Garin Dawa - Garin Gona - Gasakole - Gerawa - Gidan Lege - Gidan Maza - Gwolawa - Hamborawa - Kafin Dage - Kagadama - Kainene - Karshi - Keffi - Kijawal - Kolar - Kori - Kukan Mairuwa - Kulluru - Kulumi - Kunkurawa - Kwaikaye - Kwangi - Kwartawar Filani - Limawa - Margawa - Nisan Marke - Ringim - Sabon Gari Gididia - Sankara - Shafar - Shangel - Tofa - Tsaba - Tsabare - Tsira - Tsoma - Ungua Dawa - Unguwar Ari - Unguwar Auramo - Unguwar Dango - Ungwar Kanya - Yafai South - Yakasawa - Yan Dutse - Zango - Zangon Kanya 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Ringim Named natural and historic features inside Ringim, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Jakara ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Dabi Station Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Ringim and the best time to visit In Ringim, the warmest month is May (average 32 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 604 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (198 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 21 0 Feb 25 0 Mar 29 15 Apr 32 14 May 32 43 Jun 31 68 Jul 29 136 Aug 27 198 Sep 27 100 Oct 27 21 Nov 25 9 Dec 22 0 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ringim Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ringim General Hospital · Ringim 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.14670&mlon=9.15553#map=17/12.14670/9.15553) School Govt. Science Technical College, Ringim · Ringim 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.16020&mlon=9.17800#map=17/12.16020/9.17800) College Government secodry school aujara · Jahun 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.04638&mlon=9.42722#map=17/12.04638/9.42722) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Ringim Places mapped inside Ringim in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Schools1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other local government areas in Jigawa State - Auyo - Babura - Biriniwa - Birni Kudu - Buji - Dutse - Gagarawa - Garki - Gumel - Guri - Gwaram - Gwiwa - Hadejia - Jahun - Kafin Hausa - Kaugama - Kazaure - Kiri Kasamma - Kiyawa - Maigatari - Malam Madori - Miga - Roni - Sule-Tankarkar - Taura - Yankwashi ## Quick answers - Where is Ringim?In Jigawa State, Nigeria - What borders Ringim?Ajingi, Dutse, Gabasawa, Garki, Jahun and Taura - What time zone is Ringim in?UTC+1 - What currency is used in Ringim?Naira (NGN) - What language is spoken in Ringim?English, Hausa, Yoruba (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ringim?65 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ringim?Settlements lie between 381 m and 409 m - What is the best time to visit Ringim?September to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Ringim?Ringim General Hospital, about 2.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ringim?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ringim?NG018023 (OCHA common operational dataset)