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.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m)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. Sources
1. Enugu (city) (Wikipedia)
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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.
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556
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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}
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