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Aba

Abia State · Nigeria
City population
1,160,000
#9
in Nigeria
#1
in Abia State
#467
worldwide
AbujaAba
5.107, 7.367 · 440 km from Abuja
City population
1,160,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Nigeria
#9
of 268 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#467
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Nigeria
0.5%
of the national population

About Aba

Aba accounts for 0.5% of Nigeria's national population with 1,160,000 residents, the ninth-largest city among 268 listed in the country. Located 440 km from Abuja, it ranks first in Abia State. Port Harcourt, the nearest major centre at 54 km away, holds a population of 2,120,000; Owerri lies 56 km distant with 545,000 residents.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Nigeria
#9of 268
LargestSmallest
Position in Abia State
#1of 5
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Nigeria
Region
Abia State
Rank in region
#1of 5
Distance to capital
440 km
to Abuja
Elevation
64 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
5.107, 7.367
Record updated
2024-01-18
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 268 in Nigeria

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

39KMIkot Ekpene255K people49KMUmuahia370K people51KMOkrika133K people54KMPort Harcourt2.12M people56KMOwerri545K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Aba1.16M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Aba compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Aba1.16M

Aba Population FAQ

What is the population of Aba?

Aba has a city population of 1,160,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Aba?

Aba is in Abia State, Nigeria, 440 km from the capital, Abuja. Its coordinates are 5.107, 7.367.

How big is Aba compared with other cities in Nigeria?

It is the 9th largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, holding 0.5% of the national population.

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