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Potiskum
City population
86,002
#124
in Nigeria
#3
in Yobe State
#6,719
worldwide
11.714, 11.081 · 491 km from Abuja
About Potiskum
Potiskum is a city in Yobe State, Nigeria with a population of 86,002. It is the 124th largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, and the 6,719th largest worldwide. It lies 491 km from Abuja.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 7
Elevation
427 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
11.714, 11.081
Record updated
2016-06-22
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.