Map of Ilorin, Nigeria

Ilorin is the administrative centre of Kwara State, Nigeria, with a population of about 1,080,000. It lies at 8.4966°N, 4.5421°E. Ilorin is about 330 km (205 mi) west of Abuja, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Offa, 43 km to the southeast.

Ilorin at a glance

Where is Ilorin?

• The 11th largest city in Nigeria by recorded population.
• The largest city in Kwara State on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 38 min on the shortest day to 12 h 37 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ilorin

• Offa — 43 km southeast
• Ogbomoso — 52 km southwest
• Oyan — 55 km southeast
• Ikirun — 66 km south
• Ila Orangun — 67 km southeast
• Otan Ayegbaju — 67 km southeast
• Ejigbo — 71 km south
• Ilobu — 73 km south
• Inisa — 76 km south
• Oke Ila — 78 km southeast

Largest cities in Kwara State

• Offa — 113,830
• Lafiagi — 102,779

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.