Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Benin_City,_Edo_State,_Nigeria
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Benin_Airport
gptkbp:areaCode 052
gptkbp:campus gptkb:Benson_Idahosa_University
gptkb:University_of_Benin
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Edo_State
gptkbp:climate tropical savanna
gptkbp:coordinates 6.3382° N, 5.6257° E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Edo_people
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Benin_Bronzes
bronze casting
historical Benin Kingdom
gptkbp:founded about 1180 AD
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:historicalEvent British punitive expedition (1897)
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Edo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
gptkbp:language gptkb:Edo
English
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:southern_Nigeria
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Oba's_Palace
gptkb:National_Museum_Benin_City
Igun Street (UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
gptkbp:population about 1.5 million (2022 est.)
gptkbp:postalCode 300001
gptkbp:region gptkb:Niger_Delta
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
traditional African religions
gptkbp:state gptkb:Edo_State
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:West_Africa_Time_(WAT)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Government_House,_Benin_City
gptkb:Chief_Anthony_Enahoro
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7