City profile · Nigeria · Africa
Makurdi
City population
390,000
#39
in Nigeria
#1
in Benue State
#1,464
worldwide
7.734, 8.521 · 186 km from Abuja
About Makurdi
Makurdi is a city in Benue State, Nigeria with a population of 390,000. It is the 39th largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, and the 1,464th largest worldwide. It lies 186 km from Abuja.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Elevation
92 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
7.734, 8.521
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.