Businesses in Rijau

Categories in Rijau

Boutique Education Elementary School Tailor Medical Center General Store

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Rijau

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	37
Hospitals	15

Rijau Facts

Area	2.3 km²
Population	65,861
Male Population	33,220 (50.4%)
Female Population	32,641 (49.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+2782.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+45.7%
Median Age	16.2 years (Male: 15.5, Female: 16.8)
Local Time
Timezone	West Africa Time
Lat & Lng	11.10389, 5.25556
Postal Codes	923104

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Rijau Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	2,285	41,811	45,210	58,449	65,861
Population Density	1,015.6 / km²	18,582.7 / km²	20,093.3 / km²	25,977.3 / km²	29,271.6 / km²

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

Rijau Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 29.3% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Rijau	+2457.9%	+39.8%	+29.3%
Niger State	+215.9%	+102%	+53.6%
Nigeria	+186.7%	+90.6%	+48.3%

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

Rijau Median Age

Median Age: 16.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Rijau	16.2 yrs	16.8 yrs	15.5 yrs
Niger State	16.5 yrs	16.9 yrs	16.2 yrs
Nigeria	18.9 yrs	19.3 yrs	18.5 yrs

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

Rijau Population Density

Population Density: 29,272 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Rijau	65,861	2.25 km²	29,272 / km²
Niger State	5.1 million	71,907.9 km²	71.5 / 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

Rijau Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1950 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.

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

Rijau CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Rijau	34,411 tn	0.52 tn	15,293.9 tons/km²
Niger State	2,684,208 tn	0.52 tn	37.3 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

Rijau CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	34,411 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.52 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	15,293.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (9)
Flood	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.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Rijau

Rijau is a Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Rijau. has an area of 3,196 km² and a population of 176,053 at the 2006 census. postal code of the area is 923.

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