City profile · Nigeria · Africa
Lafia
City population
127,236
#90
in Nigeria
#1
in Nasarawa State
#4,499
worldwide
8.494, 8.515 · 128 km from Abuja
About Lafia
Lafia is a city in Nasarawa State, Nigeria with a population of 127,236. It is the 90th largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, and the 4,499th largest worldwide. It lies 128 km from Abuja.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Elevation
179 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
8.494, 8.515
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.