Geography Atlas

Where Everything Happened
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme

Switch Atlas

City

Ilorin

Western Africa

The capital of Kwara State in Nigeria's North Central geopolitical zone, regarded historically and sociologically as a Yoruba city despite its administrative zone. Its 2006 census population of 777,667 made it the seventh-largest city in Nigeria by population.

Facts
Population
777,667 1
Area (sq km)
765 1
Founding Year
18 2
Population Estimate Year
2006 1
Elevation (m)
301 2
Latitude
8.5 degrees north 1
Longitude
4.55 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
Sources
1. Ilorin (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    As of the 2006 census, it had a population of 777,667, making it the 7th largest city by population in Nigeria.
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    765
  • Infobox, coordinates
    coordinates = 8°30′N 4°33′E
  • In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source
2. Ilorin (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 301 m
View the Source
3. GeoNames: Ilorin - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2337639
    8.49664 4.54214 P PPLA NG 30 24006 1080000 320 Africa/Lagos
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 320 m
View the Source
4. 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 8.75, 4.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 8.75, 4.75
8.75 4.75 Aw
View the Source
Wikidata: Ilorin
Wikidata Q587085, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.