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Nigeria

Cities of Nigeria

Cities listed

268

Lagos

largest city

Abuja

capital

237.5M

national population

268 of 268 listed cities

Cities listed

268

15,000 or more people

Largest city

Lagos

15,388,000 people

Capital

Abuja

National capital

National population

237,527,782

Largest city is 6.5%

The 100 Largest Cities in Nigeria

Sortable and searchable. The remaining 168 cities are listed by region below.

100 cities


1	Lagos	Lagos	15,388,000	6.5%
2	Kano	Kano State	4,910,000	2.1%
3	Ibadan	Oyo State	3,649,000	1.5%
4	Abuja	FCT	2,690,000	1.1%
5	Port Harcourt	Rivers State	2,120,000	0.9%
6	Kaduna	Kaduna State	1,850,000	0.8%
7	Benin City	Edo State	1,782,000	0.8%
8	Onitsha	Anambra	1,553,000	0.7%
9	Aba	Abia State	1,160,000	0.5%
10	Maiduguri	Borno State	1,110,000	0.5%
11	Ilorin	Kwara State	1,080,000	0.5%
12	Sokoto	Sokoto	1,040,000	0.4%
13	Jos	Plateau State	1,040,000	0.4%
14	Zaria	Kaduna State	980,000	0.4%
15	Enugu	Enugu State	950,000	0.4%
16	Warri	Delta	910,000	0.4%
17	Oyo	Oyo State	736,072	0.3%
18	Abeokuta	Ogun State	735,000	0.3%
19	Akure	Ondo State	730,000	0.3%
20	Bauchi	Bauchi	693,700	0.3%
21	Agege	Lagos	683,600	0.3%
22	Katsina	Katsina State	670,000	0.3%
23	Osogbo	Osun State	645,000	0.3%
24	Ile-Ife	Osun State	560,000	0.2%
25	Gombe	Gombe State	560,000	0.2%
26	Ajegunle	Lagos	550,000	0.2%
27	Owerri	Imo State	545,000	0.2%
28	Calabar	Cross River State	540,000	0.2%
29	Ebute Ikorodu	Lagos	535,619	0.2%
30	Okene	Kogi State	479,178	0.2%
31	Ikare	Ondo State	465,000	0.2%
32	Yola	Adamawa	460,000	0.2%
33	Uyo	Akwa Ibom State	436,606	0.2%
34	Ado-Ekiti	Ekiti State	435,000	0.2%
35	Ogbomoso	Oyo State	433,030	0.2%
36	Minna	Niger State	425,000	0.2%
37	Lekki	Lagos	401,272	0.2%
38	Bida	Niger State	400,000	0.2%
39	Makurdi	Benue State	390,000	0.2%
40	Ondo	Ondo State	375,000	0.2%
41	Umuahia	Abia State	370,000	0.2%
42	Iseyin	Oyo State	365,300	0.2%
43	Yenagoa	Bayelsa State	365,000	0.2%
44	Gboko	Benue State	365,000	0.2%
45	Ijebu Ode	Ogun State	360,000	0.2%
46	Obalende	Lagos	342,000	0.1%
47	Ilesa	Osun State	325,000	0.1%
48	Ikeja	Lagos	313,196	0.1%
49	Akowonjo	Lagos	308,900	0.1%
50	Alimosho	Lagos	308,290	0.1%
51	Sapele	Delta	305,000	0.1%
52	Efon-Alaaye	Ekiti State	279,319	0.1%
53	Owo	Ondo State	276,574	0.1%
54	Ikot Ekpene	Akwa Ibom State	254,806	0.1%
55	Ota	Ogun State	251,546	0.1%
56	Iwo	Osun State	250,443	0.1%
57	Jimeta	Adamawa	248,148	0.1%
58	Atani	Anambra	230,000	0.1%
59	Aliayabiagba	Lagos	228,000	0.1%
60	Gusau	Zamfara State	226,857	0.1%
61	Mubi	Adamawa	225,705	0.1%
62	Ikire	Osun State	222,160	0.1%
63	Shagamu	Ogun State	214,558	0.1%
64	Ugep	Cross River State	200,276	0.1%
65	Chakwama	Jigawa State	200,000	0.1%
66	Mushin	Lagos	199,000	0.1%
67	Nnewi	Anambra	193,987	0.1%
68	Surulere	Lagos	191,920	0.1%
69	Ise-Ekiti	Ekiti State	190,063	0.1%
70	Ila Orangun	Osun State	179,192	0.1%
71	Saki	Oyo State	178,677	0.1%
72	Oshodi	Lagos	170,870	0.1%
73	Awka	Anambra	167,738	0.1%
74	Ijero-Ekiti	Ekiti State	167,632	0.1%
75	Inisa	Osun State	164,161	0.1%
76	Suleja	Niger State	162,135	0.1%
77	Ede	Osun State	159,866	0.1%
78	Kisi	Oyo State	155,510	0.1%
79	Shomolu	Lagos	154,390	0.1%
80	Irewe	Lagos	139,494	0.1%
81	Gbongan	Osun State	139,485	0.1%
82	Ejigbo	Osun State	138,357	0.1%
83	Funtua	Katsina State	136,811	0.1%
84	Igboho	Oyo State	136,764	0.1%
85	Buguma	Rivers State	135,404	0.1%
86	Ikirun	Osun State	134,240	0.1%
87	Abakaliki	Ebonyi State	134,102	0.1%
88	Okrika	Rivers State	133,271	0.1%
89	Amaigbo	Abia State	127,300	0.1%
90	Lafia	Nasarawa State	127,236	0.1%
91	Gashua	Yobe State	125,817	0.1%
92	Modakeke	Osun State	119,529	0.1%
93	Bama	Borno State	118,121	0%
94	Ilobu	Osun State	118,089	0%
95	Jalingo	Taraba State	117,757	0%
96	Okigwe	Imo State	115,499	0%
97	Offa	Kwara State	113,830	0%
98	Esuk Oron	Akwa Ibom State	112,033	0%
99	Nsukka	Enugu State	111,017	0%
100	Nguru	Yobe State	111,014	0%

Every City in Nigeria, by Region

37 regions. 30 have their own page; the rest are listed here in full.

Osun State19 cities

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Osogbo 645,000
Ile-Ife 560,000
Ilesa 325,000
Iwo 250,443
Ikire 222,160
Ila Orangun 179,192
Inisa 164,161
Ede 159,866
Gbongan 139,485
Ejigbo 138,357
Ikirun 134,240
Modakeke 119,529
Ilobu 118,089
Olupona 95,002
Oke Mesi 79,563
Oyan 73,622
Apomu 71,656
Ijebu-Jesa 51,730
Otan Ayegbaju 37,783

Lagos18 cities

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Lagos 15,388,000
Agege 683,600
Ajegunle 550,000
Ebute Ikorodu 535,619
Lekki 401,272
Obalende 342,000
Ikeja 313,196
Akowonjo 308,900
Alimosho 308,290
Aliayabiagba 228,000
Mushin 199,000
Surulere 191,920
Oshodi 170,870
Shomolu 154,390
Irewe 139,494
Alasia 100,000
Epe 84,711
Badagry 26,383

Oyo State14 cities

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Ibadan 3,649,000
Oyo 736,072
Ogbomoso 433,030
Iseyin 365,300
Saki 178,677
Kisi 155,510
Igboho 136,764
Igbo-Ora 92,719
Lalupon 81,130
Fiditi 71,461
Orita-Eruwa 71,027
Igangan 36,447
Eruwa 34,802
Igbeti 24,690

Niger State12 cities

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Minna 425,000
Bida 400,000
Suleja 162,135
Kontagora 98,754
Baro 26,821
Zungeru 24,447
Tegina 24,037
Mokwa 21,128
Babana 17,617
Rijau 16,613
Lapai 16,442
Ibeto 15,565

Ogun State12 cities

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Abeokuta 735,000
Ijebu Ode 360,000
Ota 251,546
Shagamu 214,558
Ijebu-Igbo 109,261
Ifo 88,272
Ilaro 46,999
Iyesi 17,220
Ijoko 16,529
River Atuwara 15,937
Iperu 15,935
Ado-Odo 15,442

Anambra11 cities

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Onitsha 1,553,000
Atani 230,000
Nnewi 193,987
Awka 167,738
Nkpor 103,733
Ihiala 83,265
Agulu 79,021
Igbo-Ukwu 75,224
Ozubulu 73,812
Enugu-Ukwu 68,785
Uga 64,179

Borno State11 cities

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Maiduguri 1,110,000
Bama 118,121
Biu 95,005
Gamboru 84,672
Dikwa 29,026
Damboa 21,571
Monguno 20,297
Magumeri 19,363
Kukawa 16,077
Marte 15,707
Gwoza 15,176

Ekiti State11 cities

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Ado-Ekiti 435,000
Efon-Alaaye 279,319
Ise-Ekiti 190,063
Ijero-Ekiti 167,632
Ikere-Ekiti 103,054
Emure-Ekiti 90,645
Igede-Ekiti 87,282
Ipoti 82,113
Aramoko-Ekiti 74,491
Igbara-Odo 74,121
Oke Ila 35,000

Kaduna State10 cities

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Kaduna 1,850,000
Zaria 980,000
Lere 93,290
Kafanchan 79,522
Kagoro 77,008
Kachia 30,893
Sofo-Birnin-Gwari 22,380
Dutsen Wai 22,062
Soba 15,715
Anchau 15,538

Delta8 cities

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Warri 910,000
Sapele 305,000
Ughelli 79,986
Asaba 73,374
Agbor 67,610
Ogwashi-Uku 26,137
Kwale 20,226
Burutu 16,410

Gombe State8 cities

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Gombe 560,000
Pindiga 106,322
Kumo 35,712
Nafada 22,920
Garko 21,141
Deba 17,671
Dukku 16,961
Biliri 15,976

Kogi State8 cities

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Okene 479,178
Ogaminana 84,373
Idah 68,703
Lokoja 60,579
Kabba 49,869
Egbe 17,612
Ajaokuta 15,144
Isanlu-Itedoijowa 15,087

Kwara State8 cities

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Ilorin 1,080,000
Offa 113,830
Lafiagi 102,779
Patigi 28,285
Okuta 26,589
Kaiama 21,897
Jebba 21,488
Bode Saadu 16,619

Jigawa State7 cities

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Chakwama 200,000
Hadejia 110,753
Gumel 42,742
Birnin Kudu 26,565
Kiyawa 17,704
Dutse 17,129
Gwaram 15,806

Rivers State7 cities

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Port Harcourt 2,120,000
Buguma 135,404
Okrika 133,271
Obonoma 68,584
Elele 20,620
Degema Hulk 19,223
Bonny 16,868

Yobe State7 cities

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Gashua 125,817
Nguru 111,014
Potiskum 86,002
Daura 78,277
Damaturu 46,000
Geidam 41,367
Kumagunnam 16,557

Adamawa6 cities

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Yola 460,000
Jimeta 248,148
Mubi 225,705
Numan 77,617
Gombi 19,616
Ganye 15,178

Benue State6 cities

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Makurdi 390,000
Gboko 365,000
Katsina-Ala 36,722
Takum 24,822
Otukpa 21,686
Igbor 17,666

Enugu State6 cities

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Enugu 950,000
Nsukka 111,017
Aku 73,742
Eha Amufu 70,779
Awgu 23,175
Enugu-Ezike 18,989

Nasarawa State6 cities

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Lafia 127,236
Keffi 85,911
Nasarawa 30,949
Wamba 27,137
Akwanga 15,985
Doma 15,097

Ondo State6 cities

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Akure 730,000
Ikare 465,000
Ondo 375,000
Owo 276,574
Idanre 86,468
Ode 75,463

Abia State5 cities

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Aba 1,160,000
Umuahia 370,000
Amaigbo 127,300
Bende 79,618
Ohafia-Ifigh 73,355

Akwa Ibom State5 cities

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Uyo 436,606
Ikot Ekpene 254,806
Esuk Oron 112,033
Itu 36,358
Eket 25,569

Cross River State5 cities

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Calabar 540,000
Ugep 200,276
Ikom 79,103
Ogoja 37,466
Obudu 19,668

Ebonyi State5 cities

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Abakaliki 134,102
Isieke 89,990
Effium 86,945
Afikpo 71,866
Ezza-Ohu 67,414

Edo State5 cities

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Benin City 1,782,000
Uromi 108,608
Auchi 62,907
Ekpoma 59,618
Ubiaja 21,782

Kano State5 cities

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Kano 4,910,000
Wudil 23,066
Gaya 20,959
Rano 17,972
Gwarzo 16,303

Kebbi5 cities

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Birnin Kebbi 108,164
Jega 73,495
Argungu 45,584
Kamba 25,568
Zuru 24,338

Taraba State5 cities

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Jalingo 117,757
Wukari 92,933
Ibi 22,757
Gembu 19,881
Beli 17,467

Zamfara State5 cities

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Gusau 226,857
Kaura Namoda 69,725
Talata Mafara 39,045
Gummi 38,744
Moriki 28,735

Bauchi4 cities

Bauchi 693,700
Azare 105,687
Kari 18,812
Darazo 18,415

Imo State4 cities

Owerri 545,000
Okigwe 115,499
Nkwerre 62,973
Oguta 21,639

Katsina State4 cities

Katsina 670,000
Funtua 136,811
Malumfashi 70,709
Daura 25,289

Sokoto4 cities

Sokoto 1,040,000
Tambuwal 20,932
Gwadabawa 17,486
Illela 17,461

Plateau State3 cities

Jos 1,040,000
Pankshin 31,516
Bukuru 15,540

FCT2 cities

Abuja 2,690,000
Kuje 97,367

Bayelsa State1 city

Yenagoa 365,000

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