Jega is a small Nigerian city, located at an altitude of 793 feet or 241 meters. The latitude and longitude of Jega corresponds to 12.2175 and 4.3792 or 12°13'3 latitude and North 4°22'45 East longitude. The time in Jega, as in other parts of Nigeria, is running one hour ahead of the Greenwich Meridian Time or GMT.
Being located very close to the Equator, but away from the sea, Sokoto experiences very high average day temperature of about 28° Centigrade. Though the weather remains mostly cloudy and it rain often, it is never enough to do away with the extreme temperature.
Transportation To Jega
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Jega is accessible by roadways from a number of nearby Nigerian towns as well as cities. Jega is surrounded by the cities of Gindi to the north, Kimba and Razai to the east, Ugwan Swala, Danwarai, Danmawa to the north and Sanaji to the south. If it is airways that you prefer for traveling to Jega, the Sadique Abukar III International Airport is the nearest airport, located in the city of Sokoto. The highway connecting Jega with Zaria is the only route of transportation from Sokoto to Jega and vice versa.
