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Capital city of Enugu state, Nigeria

Enugu

Enugu is the capital city of Enugu State in Nigeria.

Enugu
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The place

Enugu is the capital city of Enugu State in Nigeria. The city had a population of 876,000 spread across the three LGAs of Enugu East, Enugu North and Enugu South, according to the 2022 Nigerian census.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Enugu

9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Enugu

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Enugu ) is a diocese located in the city of Enugu in the ecclesiastical province of Onitsha in Nigeria.

    3.1 km · diocese of the Catholic Church · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium

    Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium nicknamed The Cathedral is a multi-purpose stadium in Enugu, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Enugu Rangers.

    1.9 km · stadium · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Godfrey Okoye University

    Godfrey Okoye University was founded in 2009 by the Very Reverend Fr. Prof.

    3.2 km · university in Enugu, Nigeria · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Coal City University

    Coal City University is a private, non-profit co-educational university in Nigeria. It is located in the city of Enugu, the capital and largest city of Enugu State, Nigeria.

    8.2 km · private non-profit university in Enugu, Nigeria · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Peaceland University Enugu

    Peaceland University, commonly referred to as Peaceland Uni, is a private university located in Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria. Founded in 2023, it evolved from Peaceland College of Education.

    1.8 km · University in Nigeria · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Enugu State Library Board HQ

    Enugu State Central Library is a library located along the crowded market in Enugu State. It was founded by UNESCO in 1958 in response to the need for a public library in Nigeria.

    2.9 km · library in Nigeria · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Our Saviour Institute of Science and Technology

    Our Saviour Institute of Science, Agriculture and Technology is a privately owned polytechnic in Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria established in 1989.

    600 m · College of Education in Nigeria · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Holy Rosary College, Enugu

    The Holy Rosary College is an all-girls boarding school run by the missionary located in Enugu, Nigeria. It was opened on 2 February 1935 by Archbishop Charles Heerey.

    3.1 km · teacher training college in Enugu · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Caritas University

    Caritas University is a private Catholic university in Amorji-Nike, Enugu State, Nigeria.

    8.4 km · private university in Enugu State, Nigeria · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting to Enugu

Airports
Akanu Ibiam (ENU), 6 km · Asaba (ABB), 97 km · Port Harcourt (PHC), 171 km
Stations
Akanu Ibiam International Airport, 6.1 km
  • Asaba → Enugu
    89 km · quickest by road, 2h 11m · ₦6,550–8,700
  • Port Harcourt → Enugu
    193 km · quickest by road, 3h 32m · ₦12,900–17,200
  • Abuja → Enugu
    291 km · quickest by air, 4h 43m · ₦87,500–135,720
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Enugu

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Enugu. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    PríncipeST

    7 ways of moving, 13 sources

    538 km
  2. 02
    Bwindi Impenetrable National ParkUG

    8 ways of moving, 27 sources

    2,602 km
  3. 03
    Ssese IslandsUG

    11 ways of moving, 14 sources

    2,850 km
  4. 04
    EntebbeUG

    9 ways of moving, 37 sources

    2,858 km
  5. 05
    Merzouga and Erg ChebbiMA

    8 ways of moving, 41 sources

    2,992 km

If you know how people move in Enugu – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Enugu

  • Iva Valleylocality in the city of Enugu, Nigeria5 km
  • Iyede-Amevillage in Isoko South Local Government Area in Delta State, Nigeria.5 km