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Enugu

Total population

722,664

Coordinates6.45°, 7.51°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics (Nigeria). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Enugu is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by the states of Benue and Kogi, Ebonyi to the east and southeast, Abia to the south, and Anambra to the west. The state takes its name from its capital and largest city, Enugu. The city acquired township status in 1917 and was called Enugwu-Ngwo. Due to the rapid expansion towards areas owned by other indigenous communities, it was renamed Enugu in 1928.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

A

Ayogu Eze

Nigerian politician

B

Bartholomew Nnaji

Nigerian politician and scientist

Chiwetalu Agu

Nigerian actor

C

Christian Onoh

Nigerian politician (1927-2009)

F

Fidelia Njeze

Nigerian politician

F

Fidelis Okoro

Nigerian politician

Flavour

Nigerian singer

H

Hyde Onuaguluchi

Nigerian politician

O

Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo

Nigerian police officer

Ike Ekweremadu

Nigerian politician

Jeff Unaegbu

Nigerian writer

D

Dr Fabian Ajogwu

lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria

P

Phyno

Nigerian rapper

S

Saheed Balogun

Nigerian film actor

A

Adedeji Adeleke

a Nigerian business magnate

C

Chima Centus Nweze

Nigerian jurist (1958–2023)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Enugu

Revised laws of Enugu State of Nigeria 2004

Enugu State (Nigeria) · 2004

Customary courts law, CAP 32, laws of Enugu State, 2004 (as amended in 2011) & customary courts rules 2011

Enugu State (Nigeria) · 2011

Brochure

Nigeria) Enugu International Trade Fair (8th 1997 Enugu · 1997

Nnöö-welcome to Enugu

Michael Widjaja · 2001

Enugu

East-Central State, Nigeria. Information Division. · 1973

Cadarapu ēnugu

Salīṃ · 2006

Colliery housing schemes Enugu

1943

Enugu State

A. E. Gbaghara · 1999

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

banded-legged golden orb-web spider

Trichonephila senegalensis

Seen 2026-09-05

Creeping Woodsorrel

Oxalis corniculata

Seen 2026-08-27

Domestic Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo domesticus

Seen 2026-05-01

African peach

Nauclea latifolia

Seen 2026-05-01

aloe vera

Aloe vera

Seen 2025-05-24

Common Purslane

Portulaca oleracea

Seen 2025-05-24

Splendid Starling

Lamprotornis splendidus

Seen 2024-10-10

Air Plant

Kalanchoe pinnata

Seen 2022-08-21

Dennettia tripetala

Dennettia tripetala

Seen 2022-05-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).