What is the population of Gombe?
Gombe has a city population of 560,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Nigeria · Africa
Gombe
City population
560,000
#25
in Nigeria
#1
in Gombe State
#995
worldwide
10.290, 11.167 · 425 km from Abuja
About Gombe
The largest city in Gombe State, this settlement of 560,000 sits 425 km from Abuja. Several smaller cities cluster nearby: Garko at 13 km with 21,141 people, Kumo 27 km away with 35,712, and Pindiga at 41 km holding 106,322. The city ranks 25th among Nigeria's 268 listed cities and 995th globally.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 8
Elevation
460 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
10.290, 11.167
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.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Gombe | 560K |
Gombe Population FAQ
Where is Gombe?
Gombe is in Gombe State, Nigeria, 425 km from the capital, Abuja. Its coordinates are 10.290, 11.167.
How big is Gombe compared with other cities in Nigeria?
It is the 25th largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, holding 0.2% of the national population.