# Yauri LGA, Kebbi State – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/kebbi/yauri/ Local government area · Kebbi State # Yauri Yauri is a local government area (LGA) of Nigeria in Kebbi State. It covers **122.8 km²**. Its main town is Yelwa. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 123km² - 3mapped services - 144 mtypical elevation ## Where is Yauri? Yauri lies in [Kebbi State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/kebbi/), [Nigeria](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/). It borders 3 other local government areas: [Agwara](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/niger/agwara/), [Ngaski](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/kebbi/ngaski/) and [Shanga](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/kebbi/shanga/). By area it is the 690th largest of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. It covers 0.3% of [Kebbi State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/kebbi/). The centre of Yauri is about 357 km in a straight line from Abuja, the capital. It is about 198 km from Birnin Kebbi, the main town of Kebbi State. The centre point is at 10.7548° N, 4.7265° 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: Yauri - 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 - Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO) · Sokoto246 km - General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport (ILR) · Ilorin/Ogbomosho259 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 06:18) and shortest in Dec (about 11.5 hours, sunrise around 06:51, sunset around 18:21). 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 Yauri Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Yauri. Settlements here lie between about 139 m and 166 m above sea level (median 144 m). - Akangala - Baha - Buka - Gumbi - Hilala - Hinanbiro - Jinjima - Konia - Matia-Kuka - Rofia - Sabo Tondi - Tondi - Tugan Zakara - Tungan Bariki - Tungan Maishagali - Tungan Maizari - Tungan Makeri - Yelwa 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 Yauri Named natural and historic features inside Yauri, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - River Kasanu - River Malendo - River Matia - River Yakabala ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Jinjima Hill · 159 m 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 Yauri and the best time to visit In Yauri, the warmest month is Apr (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Dec (24 °C). About 1,115 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (288 mm) and the driest Dec (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 0 Feb 28 1 Mar 31 7 Apr 31 40 May 29 107 Jun 28 144 Jul 26 218 Aug 25 288 Sep 26 226 Oct 26 81 Nov 25 2 Dec 24 0 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Yauri Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nakowa Clinic · Yauri 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.84261&mlon=4.74558#map=17/10.84261/4.74558) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Yauri 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.86540&mlon=4.74747#map=17/10.86540/4.74747) 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 Yauri Places mapped inside Yauri in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Petrol pumps2 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 Kebbi State - Aleiro - Arewa-Dandi - Argungu - Augie - Bagudo - Birnin Kebbi - Bunza - Dandi - Fakai - Gwandu - Jega - Kalgo - Koko/Besse - Maiyama - Ngaski - Sakaba - Shanga - Suru - Wasagu/Danko - Zuru ## Quick answers - Where is Yauri?In Kebbi State, Nigeria - What borders Yauri?Agwara, Ngaski and Shanga - What time zone is Yauri in?UTC+1 - What currency is used in Yauri?Naira (NGN) - What language is spoken in Yauri?English, Hausa, Yoruba (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Yauri?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Yauri?Settlements lie between 139 m and 166 m - What is the highest point in Yauri?Jinjima Hill (159 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Yauri?October to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Yauri?Nakowa Clinic, about 10.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yauri?TotalEnergies, about 13 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Yauri?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Yauri?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Yauri?NG022020 (OCHA common operational dataset)