Cities in Nigeria
Note: that the cities listed below are deemed major based on population. Due to there being many major cities in Nigeria, we have grouped the list by province and sorted by most populated.
City | Province | Population |
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Lagos | Lagos | 9,000,000 |
Kano | Kano | 3,626,068 |
Ibadan | Oyo | 3,565,108 |
Kaduna | Kaduna | 1,582,102 |
Port Harcourt | Rivers | 1,148,665 |
Benin City | Edo | 1,125,058 |
Maiduguri | Borno | 1,112,449 |
Aba | Abia | 897,560 |
Jos | Plateau | 816,824 |
Ilorin | Kwara | 814,192 |
Enugu | Enugu | 688,862 |
Abeokuta | Ogun State | 593,100 |
Abuja (Country Capital) | Federal Capital Territory | 590,400 |
Sokoto | Sokoto | 563,861 |
Onitsha | Anambra | 561,066 |
Warri | Delta | 536,023 |
Okene | Kogi | 479,178 |
Calabar | Cross River | 461,796 |
Uyo | Akwa Ibom | 436,606 |
Katsina | Katsina | 432,149 |
Ado Ekiti | Ekiti | 424,340 |
Akure | Ondo | 420,594 |
Bauchi | Bauchi | 316,149 |
Makurdi | Benue | 292,645 |
Minna | Niger | 291,905 |
Ilesa | Osun | 277,904 |
Gombe | Gombe | 250,258 |
Jimeta | Adamawa | 248,148 |
Gusau | Zamfara | 226,857 |
Owerri | Imo | 215,038 |
Abakaliki | Ebonyi | 134,102 |
Lafia | Nasarawa | 127,236 |
Gashua | Yobe | 125,817 |
Jalingo | Taraba | 117,757 |
Hadejia | Jigawa | 110,753 |
Birnin Kebbi | Kebbi | 108,164 |
Yenagoa | Rivers | 24,335 |
Cities Near Nigeria
The list below shows the distance between the above cities in Nigeria and populated cities outside of Nigeria which are closest.
- Mi = Miles
- Km = Kilometers
- = Flight distance
- = Driving distance
Nigeria to Benin |
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Ado Odo to Sakete | 36.4 Km (22.6 Mi) | 92.6 Km (57.5 Mi) |
Lagos to Sakete | 82.6 Km (51.3 Mi) | 108.8 Km (67.6 Mi) |
Lagos to Hévié | 125.7 Km (78.1 Mi) | 140.4 Km (87.2 Mi) |
Nigeria to Cameroon |
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Calabar to Mundemba | 62.8 Km (39 Mi) | 453.3 Km (281.7 Mi) |
Nigeria to Chad |
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Gambaru to N'Djamena | 95.9 Km (59.6 Mi) | 134.4 Km (83.5 Mi) |
Maiduguri to N'Djamena | 210 Km (130.5 Mi) | 266.4 Km (165.6 Mi) |
Nigeria to Niger |
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Katsina to Aguié | 60.2 Km (37.4 Mi) | 72.6 Km (45.1 Mi) |
Distance Between Nigeria and Neighboring Countries
The distance between cities in Nigeria and cities in neighboring countries; Benin cities are nearest due to being 36.4 kilometers away.