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Akure

Western Africa

Akure is a city in southwestern Nigeria and the capital and largest city of Ondo State. The city had a population of 403,000 at the 2006 census, with its current population estimated at 774,000.

Facts
Population
484,798 1
Area (sq km)
991 1
Founding Year
1150 1
Population Estimate Year
2011 1
Elevation (m)
350 1
Latitude
7.25 degrees north 1
Longitude
5.195 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 2
Sources
1. Akure (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1150-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 484,798 (2011)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 7.25, longitude 5.195
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 350 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 991.0 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 484798 (2011)
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2. GeoNames: Akure - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2350841
    7.25256 5.19312 P PPLA NG 48 29006 730000 353 Africa/Lagos
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 353 m
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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 7.25, 5.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 7.25, 5.25
7.25 5.25 Aw
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Akure (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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