GBOKO

Benue State · NIGERIA (NG) · 7.32°N / 9.00°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,341,374

Gboko is a city in Nigeria with a population of 365,000. It sits at 7.32/9.00, runs on Africa/Lagos, is 6 km from Yandev.

Population 365,000

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Lagos

All facts

fields

Country: Nigeria
Subdivision: Benue State
Coords: 7.32°N / 9.00°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 8 · within 50 km

NE Yandev Benue State 7,750 6.4 km

S Lessel Benue State 0 21.7 km

NE Buruku Benue State 0 27.1 km

NW Wannune Benue State 0 29.6 km

SE Katsina-Ala Benue State 36,722 35.6 km

NE Ugba Benue State 0 43.4 km

W Igbor Benue State 17,666 45.7 km

SW Tse-Agberagba Benue State 0 46.0 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Gboko?: 365,000 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Gboko in?: Africa/Lagos.
Which country is Gboko in?: Nigeria (NG).
How far is Gboko from Abuja?: About 254 km.
Does Gboko have a university?: Not on record.
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 Gboko in?: Benue State.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2341374

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2341374,
    "name": "Gboko",
    "ascii_name": "Gboko",
    "country_code": "NG",
    "population": 365000,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Lagos",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 7.32275,
    "longitude": 9.00108
  }
}

Context

comparatives

47.1x the population of Yandev.
6 km from Yandev.
Same timezone (Africa/Lagos) as 916 other cities in Nigeria.