City profile · Nigeria · Africa
Lokoja
City population
60,579
#166
in Nigeria
#4
in Kogi State
#9,538
worldwide
7.797, 6.740 · 163 km from Abuja
About Lokoja
Lokoja is a city in Kogi State, Nigeria with a population of 60,579. It is the 166th largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, and the 9,538th largest worldwide. It lies 163 km from Abuja.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 8
Elevation
53 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
7.797, 6.740
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.