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Masaka
Nasarawatown
Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics (Nigeria). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Masaka sits in Nasarawa, Nigeria and is identified as a town. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its coordinates of 9.005°, 7.674° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,931 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 76% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves327
- African ThrushTurdus pelios Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves313
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves287
- Western Plantain-eaterCrinifer piscator (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves280
- Speckled PigeonColumba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves274
- Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves249
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves248
- Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus (Shaw, 1799) · Aves244
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Nasarawa
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org