Benin City geodata
Benin City (Edo) is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in Nigeria in Africa/Lagos (GMT+1) time zone. With population of 1,125,058 people, there are 5 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Nigeria, 79.4% of cities are located further ↑North; 74.5% of cities are located further →East and 79.1% of cities have higher elevation than Benin City. Note1
Benin City GPS coordinates[2]
6° 20' 17.34" North, 5° 37' 32.7" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 7.03649°, | 4.92263° |
| Center: | 6.33815°, | 5.62575° |
| Lower-right: | 5.63887°, | 6.32888° |
| Map W x H: | 155.4×155.4 km | = 96.6×96.6mi |
| max Lat: | 13.7543° ⇑79.4% North |
| Benin City: | 6.33815° |
| min Lat: | ⇓20.6% South 4.31231° |
| min Long | Benin City | max Long |
| 2.73333° | 5.62575° | 14.46552° |
| W 25.5%⇐ | ⇒74.5% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Benin City is 88 m = 289 ft, and this is 208.5 m = 684 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1599 m = 5246 ft | 79.1% |
| Avg. | 296.5 m = 973 ft | |
| Benin City | 88 m = 289 ft | |
Min E: |
2 m = 7 ft | 20.9% |
See also: Benin City elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Benin City is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of Equator is 704.7 km =437.9 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Benin City |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 9302.3 | 5780.2 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 6696.4 | 4160.9 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 1901.2 | 1181.4 | to North |
| Equator | 704.7 | 437.9 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Benin City: (largest is in red/bold)
• Abudu
44.9 km =27.9 mi, 
96°
• Agbor
63.5 km =39.5 mi, 98°
• Ehor
50 km =31.1 mi, 
51°
• Ekpoma
72.5 km =45 mi, 51°
• Idogbo
12.4 km =7.7 mi, 
128°
• Ifon
67.8 km =42.1 mi, 
13°
• Iguobazuwa
39.2 km =24.4 mi, 
310°
• Koko
42 km =26.1 mi, 
206°
• Oghara
45 km =28 mi, 
174°
• Okada
51 km =31.7 mi, 
329°
• Owa-Oyibu
65.7 km =40.8 mi, 
105°
• Sabongida-Ora
71.2 km =44.2 mi, 
28°
• Sapele
49.7 km =30.9 mi, 173°
• Siluko
56 km =34.8 mi, 
293°
• Uselu
5.4 km =3.4 mi, 
341°
In other languages:
- In Spanish: Ciudad de Benín
- In German: Benin-Stadt
- In Russian: Бенин-Сити
- In Chinese: 贝宁城
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Nigeria existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
