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Katsina

Katsina State · Nigeria
City population
670,000
#22
in Nigeria
#1
in Katsina State
#824
worldwide
AbujaKatsina
12.991, 7.602 · 437 km from Abuja
City population
670,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Nigeria
#22
of 268 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#824
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Nigeria
0.3%
of the national population

About Katsina

Nigeria's 22nd-largest city, Katsina holds 670,000 people and accounts for 0.3% of the national population. It is the largest of four listed cities in Katsina State and lies 437 km from Abuja. Maradi, 78 km away, is the only nearby city of comparable size at 361,702 people; four other towns within 80 km range from 16,538 to 25,289 inhabitants.

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
#22of 268
LargestSmallest
Position in Katsina State
#1of 4
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Nigeria
Region
Katsina State
Rank in region
#1of 4
Distance to capital
437 km
to Abuja
Elevation
519 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
12.991, 7.602
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.

60KMMadarounfa17K people · Niger60KMAguié24K people · Niger68KMGazaoua20K people · Niger78KMMaradi362K people · Niger78KMDaura25K 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. Katsina670K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Katsina 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
Katsina670K

Katsina Population FAQ

What is the population of Katsina?

Katsina has a city population of 670,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Katsina?

Katsina is in Katsina State, Nigeria, 437 km from the capital, Abuja. Its coordinates are 12.991, 7.602.

How big is Katsina compared with other cities in Nigeria?

It is the 22nd largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, holding 0.3% of the national population.

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