Yenagoa

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Yenagoa is a Local Government Area and capital city of Bayelsa State, Southern Nigeria. It is located in the Niger Delta region of the country at coordinates 4°55′29″N 6°15′51″E.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in Bayelsa

• Malin Dheere 2
  2505.1 mi away
• Bandub
  2506 mi away
• Shongolou
  2507.8 mi away
• Ceel Garas
  2510 mi away
• Xabiibayaal
  2515.1 mi away
• Dooday
  2515.1 mi away
• Abag-Tag
  2521.5 mi away
• Afgooye
  2524 mi away
• Juwaarey
  2527.2 mi away
• Mushka
  2529.3 mi away
• Jurow
  2529.4 mi away
• Buulo Hareere
  2531.8 mi away

Browse all places in Bayelsa →

Recently spotted species

Tridax Daisy

Tridax procumbens

Seen 2026-05-05

pussyfoot

Praxelis clematidea

Seen 2026-05-01

Maekistocera filipes

Maekistocera filipes

Seen 2024-11-14

Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Seen 2024-01-18

Rainbow Agama

Agama agama

Seen 2010-08-06

Lucia Widow

Palpopleura lucia

Seen 2009-05-23

Giant West African Snail

Archachatina marginata

Seen 2009-05-06

West African House Gecko

Hemidactylus angulatus

Seen 2009-04-01

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