Benin City

Benin City
City
Benin
Aerial view of Benin City
Aerial view of Benin City
Official seal of Benin City
Benin City is located in Nigeria
Benin City
Benin City
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°20′00″N 5°37′20″E / 6.33333°N 5.62222°E / 6.33333; 5.62222
Country Nigeria
State Edo
Area
 • Total1,204 km2 (465 sq mi)
Population
 (2016[citation needed])
 • Total1,496,000
 • Rank4th
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
GDP (PPP, 2015 int. Dollar)
 • Year2023
 • Total$16.6 billion[1]
 • Per capita$8,700
ClimateAw

Benin City is the capital and largest city of Edo State, southern Nigeria.[3] It is the fourth-largest city in Nigeria according to the 2006 census, after Lagos, Kano, and Ibadan.[2]

  1. ^ "TelluBase—Nigeria Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Benin City | History & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Benin City | History, Map, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.

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