Edo is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria, created in 1991 out of the former Bendel State and bordered by Kogi to the north, Anambra across the Niger River to the east, Delta to the southeast and south, and Ondo to the west. It ranked as Nigeria's twentieth most populous state in 2024, its projected population in 2021 was about 4.78 million people, and its capital, Benin City, is the country's fourth largest city and the center of Nigeria's rubber industry.
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Area (sq km) Admission Year Connections
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Source GeoNames: Benin City - GeoNames
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1. Edo State (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead paragraph, 2024 population rank
As of 2024, the state was ranked as the 20th most populous state (5,250,000) in Nigeria.
Infobox: area_total_km2
19,559
Lead paragraph, population
population was approximately 4,777,000
Infobox: established_date
27 August 1991
Part Of: Nigeria, Lead paragraph
Edo is a state in Nigeria
View the Source Wikidata: Edo State
Wikidata Q682704, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source GeoNames: Benin City - GeoNames
GeoNamesHas Capital: Benin City, cities500 record 2347283, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 37)Quote, Has Capital: Benin City, 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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