City profile · Nigeria · Africa
Uyo
City population
436,606
#33
in Nigeria
#1
in Akwa Ibom State
#1,317
worldwide
5.051, 7.934 · 448 km from Abuja
About Uyo
Uyo is a city in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria with a population of 436,606. It is the 33rd largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, and the 1,317th largest worldwide. It lies 448 km from Abuja.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 5
Elevation
45 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
5.051, 7.934
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.