What is the population of Benin City?

1,782,000 people, per GeoNames.

BENIN CITY

Edo State · NIGERIA (NG) · 6.34°N / 5.63°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,347,283

Benin City is a city in Nigeria with a population of 1,782,000. It sits at 6.34/5.63, runs on Africa/Lagos, is 5 km from Uselu.

Population 1,782,000

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Lagos

All facts

fields

Country: Nigeria
Subdivision: Edo State
Coords: 6.34°N / 5.63°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 8 · within 50 km

N Uselu Edo State 0 5.4 km

SE Idogbo Edo State 0 12.4 km

NW Iguobazuwa Edo State 0 39.2 km

SW Koko Delta 0 41.8 km

S Oghara Delta 0 44.7 km

E Abudu Edo State 0 45.0 km

S Sapele Delta 305,000 49.4 km

NE Ehor Edo State 0 50.0 km

Air access

nearby

BNI

Benin Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

Universities

linked

University of Benin

uniben.edu

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Benin City?: 1,782,000 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Benin City in?: Africa/Lagos.
Which country is Benin City in?: Nigeria (NG).
Which airport serves Benin City?: Benin Airport (BNI).
How far is Benin City from Abuja?: About 366 km.
Does Benin City have a university?: Yes. University of Benin.
What languages are spoken in Nigeria?: English.
What currency is used in Nigeria?: Naira.
How many cities are in Nigeria?: 917 on record.
Which admin region is Benin City in?: Edo State.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2347283

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2347283,
    "name": "Benin City",
    "ascii_name": "Benin City",
    "country_code": "NG",
    "population": 1782000,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Lagos",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 6.33815,
    "longitude": 5.62575
  }
}

Context

comparatives

5 km from Uselu.
Same timezone (Africa/Lagos) as 916 other cities in Nigeria.