Benin City

Summary

Benin City is a city^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,706 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Benin City is located in Edo State^[3].
• Benin City is in the country of Nigeria^[4].
• Benin City's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Benin City's Commons category is recorded as Benin City^[6].
• Benin City's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[7].
• 1899 marks the founding of Benin City^[8].
• Benin City's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 6.3176, 'lon': 5.6145}^[9].
• Benin City's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Benin City^[10].
• Benin City has a population of {'amount': '+1780000'}^[11].
• Benin City's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[12].
• Benin City's capital of is recorded as Edo State^[13].
• Benin City's category for people born here is recorded as Q8045877^[14].
• Benin City's category for people who died here is recorded as Q32652661^[15].
• Benin City's category for films shot at this location is recorded as Category:Films shot in Benin City^[16].
• Benin City's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Benin City^[17].
• Benin City's different from is recorded as Benin^[18].
• Benin City sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+80'}^[19].
• Benin City covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1204'}^[20].

Body

Geography

Benin City is in the country of Nigeria^[4]. It is located in Edo State^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Benin City covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1204'}^[20]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+80'}^[19]. It has a population of {'amount': '+1780000'}^[11].

Designation and Status

Benin City's instance of is recorded as city^[5].

History and Context

1899 marks the founding of Benin City^[8].

Why It Matters

Benin City ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,706 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]