Geography Atlas

Where Everything Happened
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme

Switch Atlas

City

Enugu

Western Africa

Enugu is the capital city of Enugu State in southeastern Nigeria. Its population was about 876,000 at the 2022 census, ranking it the ninth largest city in the country. Founded as a township in 1909 and named from the Igbo phrase for "hill top," Enugu is nicknamed the "Coal City" for the coal mining that drove its early industrial growth, and it remains regarded as the capital of Igboland.

Facts
Population
876,000 1
Area (sq km)
556 1
Founding Year
1909 1
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
180 1
Converted from the infobox elevation_ft value of 590 (590 x 0.3048 = 179.8 m, rounded to 180); the article names no separate elevation_m.
Latitude
6.452778 degrees north 1
Longitude
7.511111 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 4
Connections

Capital Of

Enugu State, States or Territories
Source Enugu State (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Enugu (city) (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Enugu ( ay-NOO-goo; Igbo: Enụgwụ) is the capital city of Enugu State in Nigeria. The city had a population of 876,000 (2024 estimate) spread across the three LGAs of Enugu East, Enugu North and Enugu South, according to the 2022 Nigerian census.
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    556
  • Infobox: elevation_ft
    590
  • Article text
    By 1909 they found coal under the village of Enugwu Ngwo in the Udi area.
  • Wikipedia REST summary, coordinates
    {"lat":6.45277778,"lon":7.51111111}
View the Source
2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 6.4528,7.5111
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 167.0
View the Source
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 6.25, 7.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 6.25, 7.75
6.25 7.75 Aw
View the Source
4. GeoNames: Enugu - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2343279
Quote, cities500 record 2343279
6.44132 7.49883 P PPLA NG 47 14004 950000 192 Africa/Lagos
Wikidata: Enugu
Wikidata Q465022, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Enugu (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
Enugu State (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationCapital Of: Enugu State, Infobox: seat
Quote, Capital Of: Enugu State, Infobox: seat
Enugu
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.