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Bauchi

Bauchi · Nigeria
City population
693,700
#20
in Nigeria
#1
in Bauchi
#792
worldwide
AbujaBauchi
10.310, 9.844 · 293 km from Abuja
City population
693,700
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Nigeria
#20
of 268 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#792
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Nigeria
0.3%
of the national population

About Bauchi

Situated 293 km from Abuja, this city of 693,700 is Nigeria's 20th-largest by population. It is the largest settlement in its state and sits at 623 m elevation. Jos, a city of 1,040,000, lies 113 km away; several smaller settlements cluster within 120 km.

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
#20of 268
LargestSmallest
Position in Bauchi
#1of 4
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Nigeria
Region
Bauchi
Rank in region
#1of 4
Distance to capital
293 km
to Abuja
Elevation
623 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
10.310, 9.844
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 Nigeria

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

99KMDarazo18K people108KMGwaram16K people113KMJos1.04M people116KMDukku17K people118KMPankshin32K 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. Bauchi694K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Bauchi 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
Bauchi694K

Bauchi Population FAQ

What is the population of Bauchi?

Bauchi has a city population of 693,700. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Bauchi?

Bauchi is in Bauchi, Nigeria, 293 km from the capital, Abuja. Its coordinates are 10.310, 9.844.

How big is Bauchi compared with other cities in Nigeria?

It is the 20th largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, holding 0.3% of the national population.

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