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Jalingo
City population
117,757
#95
in Nigeria
#1
in Taraba State
#4,873
worldwide
8.894, 11.360 · 425 km from Abuja
About Jalingo
Jalingo is a city in Taraba State, Nigeria with a population of 117,757. It is the 95th largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, and the 4,873rd largest worldwide. It lies 425 km from Abuja.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 5
Coordinates
8.894, 11.360
Record updated
14 April 2026
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.