Calabar
Calabar, capital of Nigeria's Cross River State, sits alongside the Calabar and Great Kwa rivers and has carried a reputation as the country's tourism capital, a status built partly through environmental initiatives that made it one of Nigeria's cleaner cities. Originally known as Akwa Akpa in the Efik language, the city's visitor draws include a Slave Museum, the Tinapa Business and Tourist Resort, a Cultural and Civic Centre, and the Calabar Free Trade Zone.
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- Population540,000
- Nearest water from center 3.1 km1.9 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 15 km9.4 mi
Nearest airports
Calabar: quick answers
Where is Calabar?
Calabar is in Nigeria, about 143 km89 miles in a straight line from Malabo.
How do you get to Calabar?
The nearest airport is Calabar (CBQ), about 9 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Calabar?
The warmest month is February, averaging 28°C82°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 24°C76°F. The wettest month is July, with about 439 mm17.3 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Calabar?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum and 5 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Calabar?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Akamkpa.