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Ado-Ekiti
City population
435,000
#34
in Nigeria
#1
in Ekiti State
#1,320
worldwide
7.623, 5.221 · 297 km from Abuja
About Ado-Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti is a city in Ekiti State, Nigeria with a population of 435,000. It is the 34th largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, and the 1,320th largest worldwide. It lies 297 km from Abuja.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 11
Coordinates
7.623, 5.221
Record updated
14 April 2026
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 NigeriaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.