Benin City (Birnin Benin)

Benin City
Wuri
6°19′03″N 5°36′52″E / 6.3176°N 5.6145°E / 6.3176; 5.6145
Ƴantacciyar ƙasa	Najeriya
Jiha	Edo
Babban birnin	Edo
Yawan mutane
Faɗi	1,147,188 (2006)
• Yawan mutane	952.81 mazaunan/km²
Labarin ƙasa
Yawan fili	1,204 km²
Altitude (en)	80 m
Bayanan tarihi
Ƙirƙira	1899 (Julian)
Bayanan Tuntuɓa
Kasancewa a yanki na lokaci	UTC+01:00

Benin City,birni ne, da ke a jihar Edo, a ƙasar Nijeriya. Birnin itace babban birnin jihar Edo dake kudancin Najeriya. Itace birni na hudu a girma, bayan Birnin Lagos Kano da Ibadan da kimanin jimillar jama'a akalla mutum 1,782,000 a shekara ta 2021.^[1] Birnin tana nan daga kilomita 40 kilometres (25 mi) daga rafin Benin River, da kuma nisan tsakanin kilomita 320 kilometres (200 mi) daga gabacin Lagos. An gina birnin Ibadan kafin karni na sha huɗu. Benin itace cibiyar sarrafa roba da kuma samar da a Najeriya.^[2]

Itace birni mafi muhimmanci a duk masarautar Benin wacce ta wanzu a tsakanin karni na 13th zuwa karni na 19th. Suna da kyakyawar fahimta ta hanyar kasuwanci da kasar Portugal a 'yan shekaru wanda daga bisani turawan Ingila suka amsa mulkin kasar a 1897. Turawa sun kwashe ababan tarihi da dama da suka hada da gumaka na tagulla da makamantansu a yankin bayan cin galabarsu da yaki.^[3]

Asalin mutanen gari sune mutanen Edo, kuma suna magane ne da harsunan Edo da makamantansu. Muatnen gari suna da shiga na kaya irin na alfarma kuma ansansu da amfani da duwatsun bids, zane a jiki,sarkoki da awarwaro da kuma noma na doya, plantain da rogo.^[4]

1. ↑ "Benin City | History & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
2. ↑ "International Rubber Study Group - Nigeria". www.rubberstudy.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
3. ↑ "See the 6 Ancient Cities in Nigeria and Reasons why they are Old Cities, Check if your City is Among - Opera News". ng.opera.news. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
4. ↑ Benin, City, Nigeria, Archived 25 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2005 Columbia University Press. Retrieved 18 February 2007