About Benin City
Discover Benin City, which is located in Nigeria, home to 1,782,000 residents, with a Latitude, Longitude of 6° 20' 17.34" N, 6° 20' 17.34" N. Today is Monday, March 3, and the city observes the West Africa Standard Time time zone. It's 26 days away from the next major holiday, Id el Fitr.
Stay informed with the current local time in Benin City, including the exact day of the week and date. Discover detailed information about the local time zone, population, sunrise and sunset, and other interesting facts about Benin City, Nigeria. Find everything you need to know about Benin City, including its population, time zone, currency, and dialing code for Nigeria.
Current Date and Time Information
This year is not a leap year, so our calendar we will have 365 days this year. We have 28 more days left in the month of March. We are currently on the 62nd day of the year, with 303 days remaining and so far 16.99% of the year has passed.
Key Information About Benin City
- Time Zone
- West Africa Standard Time
- Current UTC Offset
- UTC +01
- Country ISO 2
- NG
- Country ISO 3
- NGA
- Population
- 1,782,000
- Country Dialing Code
- +234
- Top Level Domain
- .ng
- Time Zone Identifier
- Africa/Lagos
- State/Region
- Edo
- Country
- Nigeria
- Elevation
- 0 Meters or 0 Feet
- Currency Code / Name
- NGN / Naira
- Coordinates in Decimal Degrees (DD)
- Latitude: 6.33815
Longitude: 5.62575 - Coordinates in Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS)
- Latitude: 6° 20' 17.34" N
Longitude: 5° 37' 32.7" E - Coordinates in Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DMM)
- Latitude: 6° 20.289' N
Longitude: 5° 37.545' E - Alternate Names of Benin City
- BNI, Benim, Benin, Benin City, Benin Siti, Benin by, Benin-Siti, Benin-Stadt, Benin-stad, Beninas, Beninborg, Beninurbo, Benínborg, Bénin