Ado Ekiti is the capital of Ekiti State in southwestern Nigeria and headquarters of the Ekiti central senatorial district. It is described as an ancient city founded by Ewi Awamaro, son of Biritikolu, with roots tracing to fourteenth century migrations from Ile-Ife, and its people belong mainly to the Ekiti sub-group of the Yoruba. The city's population was recorded at 313,690 in the 2006 census, with a 2022 estimate of 469,700.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Ado Ekiti (Wikipedia)
Infobox: population_total
313,690
Infobox: population_as_of
2006 census
Infobox: elevation_m
455
Infobox: area_total_km2
293
- Wikipedia article wikitext, Infobox settlement, coordinates field (coord template 7|37|16|N, converted from degrees/minutes/seconds to decimal)
- Wikipedia article wikitext, Infobox settlement, coordinates field (coord template 5|13|17|E, converted from degrees/minutes/seconds to decimal)
- In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source2. GeoNames: Ado-Ekiti - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2352379
7.62329 5.22087 P PPLA NG 54 13001 435000 439 Africa/Lagos
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 439 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 7.75, 5.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 7.75, 5.25
7.75 5.25 Aw
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