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Umuahia
City population
370,000
#41
in Nigeria
#2
in Abia State
#1,531
worldwide
5.525, 7.495 · 393 km from Abuja
About Umuahia
Umuahia is a city in Abia State, Nigeria with a population of 370,000. It is the 41st largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, and the 1,531st largest worldwide. It lies 393 km from Abuja.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 5
Elevation
148 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
5.525, 7.495
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.