Businesses in Idah

Categories in Idah

Gas Station Rice Wholesaler Clothing stores Churches Mosques College Education Fashion Designer Restaurants Atm's Banks Mobile Money Agent Hospitals Medical Center Medical clinic Business Center General Store Hotels and motels Parking Garage

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Idah

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping other	14
Churches	7
Public administration	6
Hotels and motels	6

Idah Facts

Area	4.1 km²
Population	46,367
Male Population	23,488 (50.7%)
Female Population	22,879 (49.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+128.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+42.2%
Median Age	17.9 years (Male: 17.3, Female: 18.5)
Local Time
Timezone	West Africa Time
Lat & Lng	7.11345, 6.73866

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Idah Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	20,263	28,408	32,614	41,418	46,367
Population Density	4,987.8 / km²	6,992.7 / km²	8,028.1 / km²	10,195.2 / km²	11,413.4 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Idah Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 27% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Idah	+104.4%	+45.8%	+27%
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

Idah Median Age

Median Age: 17.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Idah	17.9 yrs	18.5 yrs	17.3 yrs
Kogi	17.3 yrs	17.9 yrs	16.7 yrs
Nigeria	18.9 yrs	19.3 yrs	18.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Idah Population Density

Population Density: 11,413 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Idah	46,367	4.063 km²	11,413 / km²
Kogi	4.1 million	29,048.2 km²	141 / km²
Nigeria	182 million	909,042.9 km²	200 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Idah Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1600 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[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 Idah

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

Idah CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Idah	23,417 tn	0.51 tn	5,764.3 tons/km²
Kogi	1,953,426 tn	0.48 tn	67.2 tons/km²
Nigeria	86,705,254 tn	0.48 tn	95.4 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

Idah CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	23,417 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.51 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	5,764.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (4)

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

Sources:

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.
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.

Idah

Idah is a town in Kogi State, Nigeria, on the eastern bank of the Niger River in the middle belt region of Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Igala Kingdom, whose traditional ruler, the Attah Igala, Alhaji Aliyu Obaje died in July 2012. He was pr..

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