# Zurmi LGA, Zamfara State – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/zamfara/zurmi/ Local government area · Zamfara State # Zurmi Zurmi is a local government area (LGA) of Nigeria in Zamfara State. It covers **2,684.6 km²**. Its main town is Zurmi. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2,685km² - 1mapped service - 397 mtypical elevation ## Where is Zurmi? Zurmi lies in [Zamfara State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/zamfara/), [Nigeria](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/). It borders 8 other local government areas: [Batsari](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/katsina/batsari/), [Birnin Magaji](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/zamfara/birnin-magaji/), [Isa](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/sokoto/isa/), [Jibia](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/katsina/jibia/), [Kaura Namoda](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/zamfara/kaura-namoda/), [Maradun](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/zamfara/maradun/), [Safana](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/katsina/safana/) and [Shinkafi](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/zamfara/shinkafi/). By area it is the 81st largest of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. It covers 8.0% of [Zamfara State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/zamfara/). The centre of Zurmi is about 432 km in a straight line from Abuja, the capital. It is about 77 km from Gusau, the main town of Zamfara State. The centre point is at 12.8633° N, 6.7126° 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: Zurmi - 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 - Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA) · Katsina104 km - Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO) · Sokoto163 km ### Nearest railway station Kaura-Namoda (Kaura Namoda), about 36 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 06:06) and shortest in Dec (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 06:46, sunset around 18:09). 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 Zurmi Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Zurmi. The largest with a recorded population: Moriki (28,735). Settlements here lie between about 342 m and 473 m above sea level (median 397 m). - Boko - Bugawa - Bunga - Dole - Dufu - Dumburum - Dumburum forest - Dutsi - Gidan Madawaki - Gurbin Baure - Kagara Dauran - Kalage - Kanwa - Kwadi - Kwashebawa - Mashema - Moriki - Yambuki - Yanbuki - Zurmi 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 Zurmi Named natural and historic features inside Zurmi, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake; 1 river or stream. - Fafara - Lake Fena ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Dagun Mani Hill · 465 m - Komani Hill · 441 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 Zurmi and the best time to visit In Zurmi, the warmest month is May (average 32 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). About 676 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (229 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 1 Apr 32 8 May 32 33 Jun 30 98 Jul 28 172 Aug 26 229 Sep 26 113 Oct 27 20 Nov 25 3 Dec 22 0 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Zurmi Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital General Hospital Zurmi · Zurmi 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.77747&mlon=6.78976#map=17/12.77747/6.78976) Bank Access Bank Kaura Namoda Branch · Kaura Namoda 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.58966&mlon=6.59233#map=17/12.58966/6.59233) College Federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda Zamfara State · Kaura Namoda 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.60000&mlon=6.58972#map=17/12.60000/6.58972) 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 Zurmi Places mapped inside Zurmi in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 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 Zamfara State - Anka - Bakura - Birnin Magaji - Bukkuyum - Bungudu - Gummi - Gusau - Kaura Namoda - Maradun - Maru - Shinkafi - Talata Mafara - Tsafe ## Quick answers - Where is Zurmi?In Zamfara State, Nigeria - What borders Zurmi?Batsari, Birnin Magaji, Isa, Jibia, Kaura Namoda, Maradun, Safana and Shinkafi - What time zone is Zurmi in?UTC+1 - What currency is used in Zurmi?Naira (NGN) - What language is spoken in Zurmi?English, Hausa, Yoruba (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Zurmi?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Zurmi?Settlements lie between 342 m and 473 m - What is the highest point in Zurmi?Dagun Mani Hill (465 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Zurmi?September to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Zurmi?General Hospital Zurmi, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Zurmi?Access Bank Kaura Namoda Branch, about 33 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Zurmi?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Zurmi?NG037014 (OCHA common operational dataset)