City

Benin.
Is the capital and largest city of
Edo State, southern Nigeria. It is
the fourth largest city in Nigeria
according to the 2006 census.

Benin City is the center

of Nigeria's rubber
industry, and oil
production is also a major
industry.

Benin City has a popular festival

called Igue festival. The festival is
an annual event celebrated in Benin
to usher in the new year.

They speak the Edo

language or the Bini
language. The city's people
have one of the richest
clothing cultures on the
African continent and are
known for their beading.

Following Nigeria's independence from

British rule in 1960, Benin City became
the capital of the Mid-West Region
when the region separated from the
Western Region in June 1963.