# Roni LGA, Jigawa State – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/roni/ Local government area · Jigawa State # Roni Roni is a local government area (LGA) of Nigeria in Jigawa State. It covers **304.2 km²**. Its main town is Roni. 26 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 304km² - 480 mtypical elevation ## Where is Roni? Roni lies in [Jigawa State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/), [Nigeria](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/). It borders 5 other local government areas: [Gwiwa](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/gwiwa/), [Ingawa](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/katsina/ingawa/), [Kazaure](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/kazaure/), [Kunchi](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/kano/kunchi/) and [Makoda](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/kano/makoda/). By area it is the 570th largest of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. It covers 1.3% of [Jigawa State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/jigawa/). The centre of Roni is about 403 km in a straight line from Abuja, the capital. It is about 138 km from Dutse, the main town of Jigawa State. The centre point is at 12.5723° N, 8.3820° 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: Roni - 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) · Kano61 km - Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA) · Katsina92 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 06:00) and shortest in Dec (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 06:39, sunset around 18:03). 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 Roni Open gazetteers list **26 villages, towns and localities** in Roni. Settlements here lie between about 427 m and 526 m above sea level (median 480 m). - Amaryawa - Basheyi - Bugaje - Bundu - Dan-Gadi - Dansure - Dogal - Faifaiku - Gidan Dawa - Gora - Gumuwa - Harda - Kagadama - Karaftayi - Keri - Kwarta - Makera - Roni - Sankau - Sumaila - Ungwan Mani - Wuddi - Yanzaki - Zangokaya - Zanguna - Zugai 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 Roni Named natural and historic features inside Roni, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Dutsin Kodawa · 564 m ### Forests and nature 4 forest reserves; 1 forest. - Dutsin Kwaita Forest Reserve - Dutsin Wahla Forest Reserve - Gasartani Forest Reserve - Manad Forest Reserve - Roni East Forest 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 Roni and the best time to visit In Roni, the warmest month is May (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 675 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (218 mm) and the driest Jan (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **September to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 0 Feb 24 0 Mar 28 2 Apr 31 14 May 31 45 Jun 30 84 Jul 28 169 Aug 26 218 Sep 26 110 Oct 26 21 Nov 24 13 Dec 21 0 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Roni Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Zainab Memorial Hospital,Kazaure · Kazaure 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.63498&mlon=8.41965#map=17/12.63498/8.41965) Bank Access Bank · Kazaure 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.64093&mlon=8.41222#map=17/12.64093/8.41222) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Dambatta 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.43490&mlon=8.51494#map=17/12.43490/8.51494) College Informatics Institute Kazaure · Kazaure 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.62122&mlon=8.43238#map=17/12.62122/8.43238) 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 - Guri - Gwaram - Gwiwa - Hadejia - Jahun - Kafin Hausa - Kaugama - Kazaure - Kiri Kasamma - Kiyawa - Maigatari - Malam Madori - Miga - Ringim - Sule-Tankarkar - Taura - Yankwashi ## Quick answers - Where is Roni?In Jigawa State, Nigeria - What borders Roni?Gwiwa, Ingawa, Kazaure, Kunchi and Makoda - What time zone is Roni in?UTC+1 - What currency is used in Roni?Naira (NGN) - What language is spoken in Roni?English, Hausa, Yoruba (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Roni?26 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Roni?Settlements lie between 427 m and 526 m - What is the highest point in Roni?Dutsin Kodawa (564 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Roni?September to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Roni?Zainab Memorial Hospital,Kazaure, about 8.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Roni?Access Bank, about 8.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Roni?TotalEnergies, about 21 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Roni?NG018024 (OCHA common operational dataset)