City · Nigeria
Benin City
Benin City is the capital and largest city of Edo State, southern Nigeria. It is the fourth-largest city in Nigeria according to the 2006 census, after Lagos, Kano, and Ibadan. Benin City comprises three local government areas; Egor, Ikpoba-Okha and Oredo with some parts extending into the Ovia North-East and Uhunmwonde LGAs.
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- Population: 1,782,000.
- Founded: 1899.
- Area: 1204 sq km.
- Timezone: Africa/Lagos.