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Ajaokuta Facts

Area0.3 km²
Population63
Male Population32 (51.5%)
Female Population31 (48.5%)
Population change (2000 to 2020)+34.0%
Median Age17.4 years (Male: 17.2, Female: 17.8)
NeighborhoodsOld Town, ASCO Camp, Kaduna Estate
Local Time
TimezoneWest Africa Time
Lat & Lng7.56229, 6.65497
Postal Codes263104263105263106

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Ajaokuta Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population051475663
Population Density0 / km²204 / km²188 / km²224 / km²252 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ajaokuta Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 19.1% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Ajaokuta+9.8%+19.1%
Kogi+171.5%+83.7%+45.1%
Nigeria+186.7%+90.6%+48.3%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ajaokuta Median Age

Median Age: 17.4 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Ajaokuta17.4 yrs17.8 yrs17.2 yrs
Kogi17.3 yrs17.9 yrs16.7 yrs
Nigeria18.9 yrs19.3 yrs18.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Ajaokuta Population Density

Population Density: 252 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Ajaokuta630.25 km²252 / km²
Kogi4.1 million29,048.2 km²141 / km²
Nigeria182 million909,042.9 km²200 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ajaokuta Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Ajaokuta

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Ajaokuta

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Ajaokuta CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Ajaokuta31 tn0.5 tn125.2 tons/km²
Kogi1,953,426 tn0.48 tn67.2 tons/km²
Nigeria86,705,254 tn0.48 tn95.4 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Ajaokuta CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)31 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0.5 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)125.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtMedium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Ajaokuta

Ajaokuta is a Local Government Area in Kogi State, Nigeria and a town within it on the left bank of the Niger River. The headquarters of the LGA are in the town of Egayin in the south of the area at 6°40′11″N 8°48′19″E. has an area of 1,362 km² and ..

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