Map of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

Ado-Ekiti is the administrative centre of Ekiti State, Nigeria, with a population of about 435,000. It lies at 7.6233°N, 5.2209°E. Ado-Ekiti is about 297 km (184 mi) southwest of Abuja, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Igede-Ekiti, 12 km to the northwest.

Ado-Ekiti at a glance

Where is Ado-Ekiti?

• The 34th largest city in Nigeria by recorded population.
• The largest city in Ekiti State on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 41 min on the shortest day to 12 h 34 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ado-Ekiti

• Igede-Ekiti — 12 km northwest
• Ikere-Ekiti — 14 km south
• Aramoko-Ekiti — 22 km northwest
• Igbara-Odo — 22 km southwest
• Ijero-Ekiti — 27 km northwest
• Ise-Ekiti — 28 km southeast
• Ipoti — 32 km northwest
• Efon-Alaaye — 33 km west
• Emure-Ekiti — 34 km southeast
• Oke Mesi — 40 km northwest

Largest cities in Ekiti State

• Efon-Alaaye — 279,319
• Ise-Ekiti — 190,063
• Ijero-Ekiti — 167,632
• Ikere-Ekiti — 103,054
• Emure-Ekiti — 90,645
• Igede-Ekiti — 87,282
• Ipoti — 82,113
• Aramoko-Ekiti — 74,491
• Igbara-Odo — 74,121
• Oke Ila — 35,000

Largest cities in Nigeria

• Lagos — 15,388,000
• Kano — 4,910,000
• Ibadan — 3,649,000
• Abuja — 2,690,000
• Port Harcourt — 2,120,000
• Kaduna — 1,850,000
• Benin City — 1,782,000
• Onitsha — 1,553,000
• Aba — 1,160,000
• Maiduguri — 1,110,000

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.