Benue State
Map of Benue State
075 km (47 mi)150 km (93 mi)225 km (140 mi)300 km (186 mi)
Height
36 m (118 ft), 50 m (164 ft), 100 m (328 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 350 m (1150 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 700 m (2300 ft), 850 m (2790 ft), 900 m (2950 ft), Max altitude 1124 m (3690 ft)Height from west to east in Benue State
Height from south to north in Benue State
1Benue57 to 84 m2Suukun135 to 372 m3Nagi River61 to 176 m
Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Makurdi
Population: 5,741,815 (Wikidata, 2016)
Area: 34,059 km² / 13,150 sq mi
Created: 1976
Subdivisions: 23
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: 1 124 m
Lowest point: 36 m
Borders
- Kogi State — West
- Nasarawa State — Northwest
- Cross River State — Southwest
- Enugu State — Southwest
- Taraba State — Northeast
- Ebonyi State — Southwest