Makurdi

Makurdi
	City
Makurdi
	English Makurdi
A country	Nigeria
State	Benue
History and Geography
Area	;
Center height	103 m
Timezone	UTC + 1
Population
Population	170 925 people ( 2012 )

Makurdi ^[1] ( English Makurdi ) - a city and local government district in southeastern Nigeria , the administrative center of Benue .

Content

1 History
2 Geographical location
3 Climate
4 population
5 Religion
6 Transport
7 See also
8 Notes

History

The city was founded in 1927 ^[2] . Since 1976, it has been the administrative center of Benue State.

Geographical position

The city is located in the northern part of the state, on the left (southern) bank of the Benue River. The absolute height is 103 meters above sea level ^[3] . Makurdi is located about 175 kilometers southeast of Abuja , the country's capital.

Climate

Climate Makurdi
Indicator	Jan	Feb	March	Apr	May	June	July	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Absolute maximum, ° C	37	37	39	42	36	33	35	32	32	33	35	37	42
Average maximum, ° C	thirty	31	31	32	thirty	28	27	27	27	27	28	27	28
Average temperature, ° C	28	thirty	thirty	31	28	27	26	26	26	26	27	26	27
Average minimum ° C	26	28	28	thirty	28	26	25	25	25	25	26	24	26
Absolute minimum, ° C	fifteen	fifteen	17	twenty	21	21	21	21	twenty	21	12	7	7
Source: Weatherbase

Population

According to the 1991 census, the population of Makurdi was 151 515 people ^[4] . The dynamics of the population of the city by years:


1991	2012
151 515	170 925 ^[5]

Religion

The city is the center of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi .

Transport

Makurdi's connection with other cities in Nigeria is through rail and road transport. 6 km east of the city is the ( IATA : MDI, ICAO : DNMK) ^[3] .

Notes

↑ Nigeria. Reference card (scale 1: 7 000 000). - GUKG, 1977
↑ Makurdi . Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Date of treatment October 11, 2013.
↑ ¹ ² Makurdi, Nigeria Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment October 11, 2013.
↑ The provinces of Nigeria and all cities of more than 40,000 inhabitants . Date of treatment October 11, 2013.
↑ Nigeria: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population . Date of treatment October 15, 2011. Archived June 26, 2012.

[1] Nigeria. Reference card (scale 1: 7 000 000). - GUKG, 1977

[2] Makurdi . Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Date of treatment October 11, 2013.

[fallingrain-3] ¹ ² Makurdi, Nigeria Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment October 11, 2013.

[4] The provinces of Nigeria and all cities of more than 40,000 inhabitants . Date of treatment October 11, 2013.

[5] Nigeria: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population . Date of treatment October 15, 2011. Archived June 26, 2012.