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Emekuku Facts

Area	0.1 km²
Population	2,957
Male Population	1,461 (49.4%)
Female Population	1,496 (50.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+286.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+272.9%
Median Age	22.2 years (Male: 22, Female: 22.4)
Local Time
Timezone	West Africa Time
Lat & Lng	5.46626, 7.09808
Postal Codes	460109

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Emekuku Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	766	705	793	1,172	2,957	3,266	3,528
Population Density	12,256 / km²	11,280 / km²	12,688 / km²	18,752 / km²	47,312 / km²	52,256 / km²	56,448 / km²

* Projected

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

Emekuku Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 272.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Emekuku	+286%	+319.4%	+272.9%
Imo (state)	—	—	—
Nigeria	—	—	—

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

Emekuku Median Age

Median Age: 22.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Emekuku	22.2 yrs	22.4 yrs	22 yrs
Imo (state)	21 yrs	21.6 yrs	20.4 yrs
Nigeria	18.9 yrs	19.3 yrs	18.5 yrs

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

Emekuku Population Density

Population Density: 47,312 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Emekuku	2,957	62,500 m²	47,312 / km²
Imo (state)	5 million	5,133.3 km²	982 / 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

Emekuku Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 800 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

Emekuku CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Emekuku	1,588 tn	0.54 tn	25,407.1 tons/km²
Imo (state)	2,801,757 tn	0.56 tn	545.8 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

Emekuku CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	1,588 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.54 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	25,407.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	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.

Emekukwu

Emekuku, correctly pronounced "Emeke Ukwu" is a town in Owerri North Local Government of Imo state in South-Eastern Nigeria. "Emeke Ukwu" is the correct Igbo name for this town, but it was anglicized "Emekuku" by foreigners. The town is located near ..

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