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Yenagoa
Bayelsa State · Nigeria
City population
365,000
#43
in Nigeria
#1,556
worldwide
4.927, 6.268 · 479 km from Abuja
About Yenagoa
Yenagoa is a city in Bayelsa State, Nigeria with a population of 365,000. It is the 43rd largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, and the 1,556th largest worldwide. It lies 479 km from Abuja.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Bayelsa State
Elevation
8 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
4.927, 6.268
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.