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Calabar

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Calabar is the capital city of Cross River State in southeastern Nigeria, on the Calabar and Great Kwa rivers near the creeks of the Cross River. Its population was about 371,000 at the 2006 census, with the combined Calabar Municipal and Calabar South areas estimated at about 635,000. Originally known as Akwa Akpa in the Efik language, Calabar has been promoted as the "tourism capital of Nigeria" since improvements made under governor Donald Duke in the early 2000s.

Facts
Population
371,022 1
Area (sq km)
406 1
Population Estimate Year
2006 1
Elevation (m)
32 1
Latitude
4.976667 degrees north 1
Longitude
8.338333 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Calabar (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox (wikitext), population_total
    population_total = 371,022
  • Infobox (wikitext), population_as_of
    population_as_of = 2006
  • Infobox (wikitext), area_total_km2
    area_total_km2 = 406
  • Infobox (wikitext), elevation_m
    elevation_m = 32
  • Wikipedia REST summary, coordinates
    {"lat":4.97666667,"lon":8.33833333}
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