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Benin City

Western Africa

Benin City is the capital and largest city of Edo State in southern Nigeria, the fourth-largest city in the country after Lagos, Kano and Ibadan. Once the seat of the historic Benin Empire, one of the oldest and most developed states in West Africa, the city is renowned for the Benin Bronzes, celebrated brass and bronze sculptures produced by its royal court and largely looted by a British expedition in 1897, many of which remain the subject of ongoing restitution efforts.

Facts
Population
1,770,251 1
Area (sq km)
1204 2
Founding Year
1899 2
Population Estimate Year
2026 1
Elevation (m)
80 2
Latitude
6.333333 degrees north 3
Longitude
5.622222 degrees east 3
Elevation Band
Lowland 4
Climate Zone
Tropical 5
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 4
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Capital Of

Edo State, States or Territories
Source GeoNames: Benin City - GeoNames
Sources
1. Benin City Population (World Population Review)
World Population Reviewpopulation page, 2026 estimate
Quote, population page, 2026 estimate
Benin City's 2026 population is now estimated at 1,770,251
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2. Benin City (Wikidata)
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 80 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 1204.0 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1899
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3. Benin City (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • article header coordinates
    6°20′00″N 5°37′20″E
  • In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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4. GeoNames: Benin City - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2347283
    6.33815 5.62575 P PPLA NG 37 12012 1782000 88 Africa/Lagos
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 88 m
  • Capital Of: Edo State, cities500 record 2347283, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 37)
    6.33815 5.62575 P PPLA NG 37 12012 1782000 88 Africa/Lagos
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5. 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, 5.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 6.25, 5.75
6.25 5.75 Aw
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Wikidata: Benin City
Wikidata Q320704, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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