Calabar

Calabar

Kingdom of Calabar
Calabar Kingdom of Calabar
City
	Giant Hand Sculptures near National Museum, Calabar.
	Calabar Location in Nigeria Calabar Calabar (Africa)
	Coordinates: 04°58′36″N 08°20′18″E / 4.97667°N 8.33833°E
Country	Nigeria
State	Cross River
Area
• City	406 km2 (157 sq mi)
Elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Population (2006)
• City	371,022
• Estimate (2026)	310,845
• Rank	26th in Nigeria; 28th (Agglomeration);
• Density	914/km2 (2,370/sq mi)
• Urban	634,901(Calabar Municipal + Calabar South)
• Metro	683,791
GDP (PPP, 2015 int. Dollar)
• Year	2023
• Total	$4.8 billion
• Per capita	$7,300
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Climate	Am

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Calabar (pronunciation^ⓘ)(also referred to as Callabar, Calabari, Calbari, Cali and Kalabar) is the capital city of Cross River State, Nigeria. It was originally named Akwa Akpa, in the Efik language, as the Efik people dominate this area. The city is adjacent to the Calabar and Great Kwa rivers, and the creeks of the Cross River (from its inland delta).

Calabar was once described as the tourism capital of Nigeria, especially due to several initiatives implemented during the administration of Donald Duke as the Governor of Cross River State (1999–2007). The city became the cleanest and most environmentally friendly city in Nigeria.

Administratively, the city is divided into Calabar Municipal and Calabar South Local Government Areas. It has an area of 406 square kilometres (157 sq mi) and, as of the 2006 census, a population of 371,022. Both LGAs together had an estimated population of 571,500 in 2022.