About Awka
Awka is a city in Anambra, Nigeria with a population of 167,738. It is the 73rd largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, and the 3,407th largest worldwide. It lies 320 km from Abuja.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 11
Elevation
99 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
6.213, 7.072
Record updated
2026-04-14
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.