Kajuru Facts

Area0.3 km²
Population4,880
Population change (1975 to 2020)+127.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+84.2%
Local Time
TimezoneWest Africa Time
Lat & Lng10.32281, 7.68462

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Kajuru Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population2,1431,5932,6504,3314,880
Population Density6,857.6 / km²5,097.6 / km²8,480 / km²13,859.2 / km²15,616 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kajuru Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 63.4% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Kajuru+102.1%+171.9%+63.4%
Kaduna State+178.8%+85.7%+45.2%
Nigeria+186.7%+90.6%+48.3%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kajuru Population Density

Population Density: 15,616 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Kajuru4,8800.313 km²15,616 / km²
Kaduna State8 million44,229.8 km²180 / km²
Nigeria182 million909,042.9 km²200 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kajuru Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 800 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [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

Kajuru CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Kajuru2,572 tn0.53 tn8,229.1 tons/km²
Kaduna State4,007,583 tn0.5 tn90.6 tons/km²
Nigeria86,705,254 tn0.48 tn95.4 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
Kajuru CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)2,572 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0.53 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)8,229.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtHigh (8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Kajuru

Kajuru is a local government area in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kajuru. Kajuru local government area is located on longitude 9° 59'N and 10° 55'N and latitude 7° 34'E and 8° 13'E with an area of 2,464 km2. It was carve..

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