# Esan North East LGA, Edo State – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/edo/esan-north-east/ Local government area · Edo State # Esan North East Esan North East is a local government area (LGA) of Nigeria in Edo State. It covers **342.0 km²**. 38 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 342km² - 6mapped services - 374 mtypical elevation ## Where is Esan North East? Esan North East lies in [Edo State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/edo/), [Nigeria](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/). It borders 5 other local government areas: [Esan Central](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/edo/esan-central/), [Esan South East](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/edo/esan-south-east/), [Etsako Central](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/edo/etsako-central/), [Etsako West](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/edo/etsako-west/) and [Igueben](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/edo/igueben/). By area it is the 547th largest of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. It covers 1.8% of [Edo State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/edo/). The centre of Esan North East is about 279 km in a straight line from Abuja, the capital. It is about 101 km from Benin City, the main town of Edo State. The centre point is at 6.7805° N, 6.4221° E. Source: [Office for the Surveyor General of the Federation of Nigeria (OSGOF), Ehealth, United Nations Cartographic Section (UNCS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-nga). ## Know before you go: Esan North East - Time zoneUTC+1, no daylight saving · Africa/Lagos - CurrencyNaira (NGN) - Country calling code+234 - LanguagesEnglish, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulah - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format6 digits (######) ### Nearest airports - Asaba International Airport (ABB) · Asaba69 km - Benin Airport (BNI) · Benin104 km ### Nearest railway station Uromi Station (Esan Central), about 3.5 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:18) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:37, sunset around 18:21). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Esan North East Open gazetteers list **38 villages, towns and localities** in Esan North East. The largest with a recorded population: Uromi (108,608). Settlements here lie between about 53 m and 442 m above sea level (median 374 m). - Amedokai - Amendhoklan - Arue - Ato-Ubierumu - Awo - Ebu - Ebulen - Efandion - Egbele - Egen-Afuda - Eko-Ibadin - Eko-Omon - Ekomodda - Eror - Evba-Ebe - Evbebe - Evo-Iyobhebhe - Ewoki - Idi - Idigun - Idumoza - Idunegbon - Irue - Ivue - Obedu - Ohe-Irrua - Olihlin - Onowa - Uberomu - Ubierumu - Ubierumu-Nowa - Ukoni - Ukpoke-Ezomo - Unmwaze - Uroh - Uromi - Utako - Uwalor Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Weather in Esan North East and the best time to visit In Esan North East, the warmest month is Mar (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Aug (25 °C). About 1,414 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (270 mm) and the driest Jan (8 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 8 Feb 26 25 Mar 27 47 Apr 27 108 May 26 131 Jun 25 176 Jul 25 210 Aug 25 222 Sep 25 270 Oct 25 160 Nov 26 45 Dec 25 13 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Esan North East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital · Esan Central 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73182&mlon=6.18962#map=17/6.73182/6.18962) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Esan North East 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72112&mlon=6.32566#map=17/6.72112/6.32566) Hotel Nirvana Hotels and Suites · Esan North East 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.69277&mlon=6.31225#map=17/6.69277/6.31225) School Arue Secondary School · Esan North East 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73695&mlon=6.30354#map=17/6.73695/6.30354) College National Institute of Construction Technology and Management, Uromi · Esan North East 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72189&mlon=6.37207#map=17/6.72189/6.37207) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Esan North East Places mapped inside Esan North East in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels1 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other local government areas in Edo State - Akoko-Edo - Egor - Esan Central - Esan South East - Esan West - Etsako Central - Etsako East - Etsako West - Igueben - Ikpoba-Okha - Oredo - Orhionmwon - Ovia North East - Ovia South West - Owan East - Owan West - Uhunmwonde ## Quick answers - Where is Esan North East?In Edo State, Nigeria - What borders Esan North East?Esan Central, Esan South East, Etsako Central, Etsako West and Igueben - What time zone is Esan North East in?UTC+1 - What currency is used in Esan North East?Naira (NGN) - What language is spoken in Esan North East?English, Hausa, Yoruba (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Esan North East?38 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Esan North East?Settlements lie between 53 m and 442 m - What is the best time to visit Esan North East?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Esan North East?Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Esan North East?TotalEnergies, about 13 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Esan North East?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Esan North East?NG012004 (OCHA common operational dataset)