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Dutse
City population
17,129
#242
in Nigeria
#6
in Jigawa State
#28,582
worldwide
11.756, 9.339 · 361 km from Abuja
About Dutse
Dutse is a city in Jigawa State, Nigeria with a population of 17,129. It is the 242nd largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, and the 28,582nd largest worldwide. It lies 361 km from Abuja.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#6of 7
Elevation
444 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
11.756, 9.339
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.