What is the population of Onitsha?
Onitsha has a city population of 1,553,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Onitsha
Largest of 11 cities in Anambra, Onitsha has a population of 1,553,000. The city stands 333 km from Abuja and ranks eighth among Nigeria's listed cities. Nkpor lies 5 km away with 103,733 people; Asaba is 8 km distant with 73,374.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 11
Elevation
57 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
6.150, 6.786
Record updated
2022-09-23
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.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Onitsha | 1.55M |
Onitsha Population FAQ
Where is Onitsha?
Onitsha is in Anambra, Nigeria, 333 km from the capital, Abuja. Its coordinates are 6.150, 6.786.
How big is Onitsha compared with other cities in Nigeria?
It is the 8th largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, holding 0.7% of the national population.