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Onitsha

Western Africa

A city on the eastern bank of the Niger River in Anambra State, Nigeria, forming a continuous metropolitan area with neighboring towns in southern Anambra, northern Imo and Delta states on the river's western bank.

Facts
Population
1,767,000 1
Area (sq km)
830 1
Founding Year
1550 1
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
65 2
Latitude
6.166667 degrees north 1
Longitude
6.783333 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
Sources
1. Onitsha (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    830
  • Infobox: population_total
    1,767,000
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2022
  • Infobox: established_date
    1550
  • Infobox settlement, coordinates field
    coordinates = 6°10′N 6°47′E
  • In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Onitsha (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 65 m
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3. GeoNames: Onitsha - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2326016
    6.14978 6.78569 P PPLA2 NG 25 4017 1553000 57 Africa/Lagos
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 57 m
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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 6.25, 6.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 6.25, 6.75
6.25 6.75 Aw
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Wikidata: Onitsha
Wikidata Q852238, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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