Enugu

Enugu

Énugwú
Enugu Énugwú
City
	August 2006 view of Enugu from the hills on the west side of the city
	Nicknames: Coal City,; Capital of Igboland
	Enugu Enugu in Nigeria
	Coordinates: 6°27′10″N 7°30′40″E
Country	Nigeria
State	Enugu
LGA	Enugu East, Enugu North, Enugu South
Incorporated	in 1909
Founded by	Enugwu-Ngwo and Ogui Nike people
Named for	its hilly geography
Government
• Type	Executive Chairman-Council
• Governing body	Local Government Council
• Party	PDP
• Chairman	Emeka Nnamani (Enugu North);; Paul Ogbe (Enugu South Urban);; Theresa Egbo (Enugu South Rural);; Christopher Ugwu (Enugu East)
Area [1]
• Total	556 km2 (215 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	180 m (590 ft)
Population (2006 census)[3]
• Total	722,664
• Rank	9th
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Postcode	400...[4]
Area code	042[5]
Climate	Aw
Website	http://www.enugustate.gov.ng/

Enugu (/eɪˈnuːɡuː/ (listen) ay-NOO-goo;[6] Igbo: Énugwú)[7][8] is the capital of Enugu State in Nigeria. It is located in southeastern Nigeria. The city had a population of 722,664 in 2006.

References

"Enugu State Population". CityPopulation.
Duckworth, Edward Harland (1961). "Enugu-Coal Town". Nigeria Magazine (70). Nigeria. Federal Ministry of Information. Cultural Division: 251.
"FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA : 2006 Population Census" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
"Nipost Postcode Map". Nigerian Postal Service. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
Williams, p. 87.
Enugu (Dictionary.com Unabridged ed.), Random House, Inc., retrieved 2010-06-12
Garry, Jane; Rubino, Carl R. Galvez (2001). Facts about the world's languages: an encyclopedia of the world's major languages, past and present. H.W. Wilson. p. 328. ISBN 978-0-8242-0970-4.
Egbokhare, Francis O.; Oyetade, S. Oluwole (2002). Harmonization and standardization of Nigerian languages. CASAS. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-919799-70-4.

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[1] "Enugu State Population". CityPopulation.

[2] Duckworth, Edward Harland (1961). "Enugu-Coal Town". Nigeria Magazine (70). Nigeria. Federal Ministry of Information. Cultural Division: 251.

[3] "FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA : 2006 Population Census" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

[4] "Nipost Postcode Map". Nigerian Postal Service. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2010-05-08.

[5] Williams, p. 87.

[6] Enugu (Dictionary.com Unabridged ed.), Random House, Inc., retrieved 2010-06-12

[7] Garry, Jane; Rubino, Carl R. Galvez (2001). Facts about the world's languages: an encyclopedia of the world's major languages, past and present. H.W. Wilson. p. 328. ISBN 978-0-8242-0970-4.

[8] Egbokhare, Francis O.; Oyetade, S. Oluwole (2002). Harmonization and standardization of Nigerian languages. CASAS. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-919799-70-4.