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City profile · Nigeria · Africa

Anchau

City population
15,538
#262
in Nigeria
#10
in Kaduna State
#30,587
worldwide
AbujaAnchau
10.962, 8.392 · 233 km from Abuja
City population
15,538
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Nigeria
#262
of 268 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#30,587
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Nigeria
0.0%
of the national population

About Anchau

Anchau is a city in Kaduna State, Nigeria with a population of 15,538. It is the 262nd largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, and the 30,587th largest worldwide. It lies 233 km from Abuja.

Position in Nigeria
#262of 268
LargestSmallest
Position in Kaduna State
#10of 10
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#10of 10
Distance to capital
to Abuja
Elevation
691 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
10.962, 8.392
Record updated
2016-06-22
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.

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