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Ota
City population
251,546
#55
in Nigeria
#3
in Ogun State
#2,288
worldwide
6.689, 3.232 · 538 km from Abuja
About Ota
Ota is a city in Ogun State, Nigeria with a population of 251,546. It is the 55th largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, and the 2,288th largest worldwide. It lies 538 km from Abuja.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 12
Elevation
64 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
6.689, 3.232
Record updated
2026-06-20
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.