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Doro, Doro, Bindawa, Katsina State, Nigeria


Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Bindawa, Katsina, Nigeria
Region:Doro, Bindawa, Katsina State, Nigeria
Latitude:12° 46' 26" N
Longitude:7° 54' 18" E
Lat/Long (dec):12.7739,7.90525
Köppen climate type:BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Feature ID:2344530
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:2344530:9
GUID:0
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Mindat.org localities near to this feature


LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Daura Complex, Zango, Katsina, Nigeria12° 55' 0" N8° 31' 0" E68.2km (42.4 miles)
Yantuwaru deposit, Faskari, Katsina, Nigeria11° 45' 33" N7° 12' 53" E135.5km (84.2 miles)
Zinder Occurrence, Mirriah, Zinder, Niger13° 40' 59" N8° 52' 0" E145.1km (90.2 miles)
Zagami Martian meteorite, Faskari, Katsina, Nigeria11° 43' 59" N7° 4' 59" E146.2km (90.8 miles)
Ikara pegmatites, Ikara, Kaduna, Nigeria11° 13' 59" N8° 7' 59" E173.1km (107.6 miles)
Dutse Complex, Dutse, Jigawa, Nigeria11° 43' 59" N9° 20' 59" E195.0km (121.2 miles)
Damau, Kuban, Kaduna, Nigeria10° 54' 0" N8° 25' 59" E216.1km (134.3 miles)
Birnin Kudu Complex, Birnin Kudu, Jigawa, Nigeria11° 26' 59" N9° 30' 0" E227.4km (141.3 miles)
Tchouni-Zarniski Complexes, Zinder, Niger14° 7' 59" N9° 34' 0" E234.8km (145.9 miles)
Tibchi complex, Kalato, Ningi, Bauchi, Nigeria10° 49' 59" N9° 4' 59" E251.0km (156.0 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
Eastern Hoggar Belt, Tuareg Shield, African PlateVolcanic Arc
NigeriaCountry
Katsina, NigeriaState
Bindawa, Katsina, NigeriaLocal Government Area
West AfricaUN Subregion
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Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Nigeria, Katsina, Bindawa163.21.419.0.0.0
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