Map of Nigeria

This page shows 175 cities in Nigeria on an interactive map. The largest city by recorded population is Lagos (15,388,000), and the capital is Abuja. Select any city for its own map, coordinates, local time and nearby places.

Nigeria facts

Capital
Abuja
Largest city
Lagos 15,388,000
Continent
Africa
Area
923,768 km² (356,669 sq mi)
Neighbouring countries
Chad, Niger, Benin, Cameroon
Currency
Naira (NGN)
Calling code
+234
Internet domain
.ng
Time zones
Africa/Lagos

Largest cities in Nigeria

#CityRegionPopulation
1LagosLagos15,388,000
2KanoKano State4,910,000
3IbadanOyo State3,649,000
4AbujaFCT2,690,000
5Port HarcourtRivers State2,120,000
6KadunaKaduna State1,850,000
7Benin CityEdo State1,782,000
8OnitshaAnambra1,553,000
9AbaAbia State1,160,000
10MaiduguriBorno State1,110,000
11IlorinKwara State1,080,000
12JosPlateau State1,040,000
13SokotoSokoto1,040,000
14ZariaKaduna State980,000
15EnuguEnugu State950,000
16WarriDelta910,000
17OyoOyo State736,072
18AbeokutaOgun State735,000
19AkureOndo State730,000
20BauchiBauchi693,700

Cities in Nigeria by region

Osun State (19)

Osogbo, Ile-Ife, Ilesa, Iwo, Ikire, Ila Orangun, Inisa, Ede, Gbongan, Ejigbo, Ikirun, Modakeke, Ilobu, Olupona, Oke Mesi, Oyan, Apomu, Ijebu-Jesa, Otan Ayegbaju

Oyo State (12)

Ibadan, Oyo, Ogbomoso, Iseyin, Saki, Kisi, Igboho, Igbo-Ora, Lalupon, Fiditi, Orita-Eruwa, Eruwa

Anambra (11)

Onitsha, Atani, Nnewi, Awka, Nkpor, Ihiala, Agulu, Igbo-Ukwu, Ozubulu, Enugu-Ukwu, Uga

Ekiti State (11)

Ado-Ekiti, Efon-Alaaye, Ise-Ekiti, Ijero-Ekiti, Ikere-Ekiti, Emure-Ekiti, Igede-Ekiti, Ipoti, Aramoko-Ekiti, Igbara-Odo, Oke Ila

Lagos (8)

Lagos, Agege, Ajegunle, Ebute Ikorodu, Ikeja, Mushin, Oshodi, Epe

Ogun State (7)

Abeokuta, Ijebu Ode, Ota, Shagamu, Ijebu-Igbo, Ifo, Ilaro

Ondo State (6)

Akure, Ikare, Ondo, Owo, Idanre, Ode

Yobe State (6)

Gashua, Nguru, Potiskum, Daura, Damaturu, Geidam

Abia State (5)

Aba, Umuahia, Amaigbo, Bende, Ohafia-Ifigh

Delta (5)

Warri, Sapele, Ughelli, Asaba, Agbor

Ebonyi State (5)

Abakaliki, Isieke, Effium, Afikpo, Ezza-Ohu

Kaduna State (5)

Kaduna, Zaria, Lere, Kafanchan, Kagoro

Kogi State (5)

Okene, Ogaminana, Idah, Lokoja, Kabba

Adamawa (4)

Yola, Jimeta, Mubi, Numan

Akwa Ibom State (4)

Uyo, Ikot Ekpene, Esuk Oron, Itu

Borno State (4)

Maiduguri, Bama, Biu, Gamboru

Cross River State (4)

Calabar, Ugep, Ikom, Ogoja

Edo State (4)

Benin City, Uromi, Auchi, Ekpoma

Enugu State (4)

Enugu, Nsukka, Aku, Eha Amufu

Niger State (4)

Minna, Bida, Suleja, Kontagora

Rivers State (4)

Port Harcourt, Buguma, Okrika, Obonoma

Zamfara State (4)

Gusau, Kaura Namoda, Talata Mafara, Gummi

Benue State (3)

Makurdi, Gboko, Katsina-Ala

Gombe State (3)

Gombe, Pindiga, Kumo

Imo State (3)

Owerri, Okigwe, Nkwerre

Jigawa State (3)

Chakwama, Hadejia, Gumel

Katsina State (3)

Katsina, Funtua, Malumfashi

Kebbi (3)

Birnin Kebbi, Jega, Argungu

Kwara State (3)

Ilorin, Offa, Lafiagi

Bauchi (2)

Bauchi, Azare

FCT (2)

Abuja, Kuje

Nasarawa State (2)

Lafia, Keffi

Taraba State (2)

Jalingo, Wukari

Bayelsa State (1)

Yenagoa

Kano State (1)

Kano

Plateau State (1)

Jos

Sokoto (1)

Sokoto

Other (1)

Lekki

All 175 cities in Nigeria

  1. Agege — 683,600
  2. Katsina — 670,000
  3. Osogbo — 645,000
  4. Gombe — 560,000
  5. Ile-Ife — 560,000
  6. Ajegunle — 550,000
  7. Owerri — 545,000
  8. Calabar — 540,000
  9. Ebute Ikorodu — 535,619
  10. Okene — 479,178
  11. Ikare — 465,000
  12. Yola — 460,000
  13. Uyo — 436,606
  14. Ado-Ekiti — 435,000
  15. Ogbomoso — 433,030
  16. Minna — 425,000
  17. Lekki — 401,272
  18. Bida — 400,000
  19. Makurdi — 390,000
  20. Ondo — 375,000
  21. Umuahia — 370,000
  22. Iseyin — 365,300
  23. Gboko — 365,000
  24. Yenagoa — 365,000
  25. Ijebu Ode — 360,000
  26. Ilesa — 325,000
  27. Ikeja — 313,196
  28. Sapele — 305,000
  29. Efon-Alaaye — 279,319
  30. Owo — 276,574
  31. Ikot Ekpene — 254,806
  32. Ota — 251,546
  33. Iwo — 250,443
  34. Jimeta — 248,148
  35. Atani — 230,000
  36. Gusau — 226,857
  37. Mubi — 225,705
  38. Ikire — 222,160
  39. Shagamu — 214,558
  40. Ugep — 200,276
  41. Chakwama — 200,000
  42. Mushin — 199,000
  43. Nnewi — 193,987
  44. Ise-Ekiti — 190,063
  45. Ila Orangun — 179,192
  46. Saki — 178,677
  47. Oshodi — 170,870
  48. Awka — 167,738
  49. Ijero-Ekiti — 167,632
  50. Inisa — 164,161
  51. Suleja — 162,135
  52. Ede — 159,866
  53. Kisi — 155,510
  54. Gbongan — 139,485
  55. Ejigbo — 138,357
  56. Funtua — 136,811
  57. Igboho — 136,764
  58. Buguma — 135,404
  59. Ikirun — 134,240
  60. Abakaliki — 134,102
  61. Okrika — 133,271
  62. Amaigbo — 127,300
  63. Lafia — 127,236
  64. Gashua — 125,817
  65. Modakeke — 119,529
  66. Bama — 118,121
  67. Ilobu — 118,089
  68. Jalingo — 117,757
  69. Okigwe — 115,499
  70. Offa — 113,830
  71. Esuk Oron — 112,033
  72. Nsukka — 111,017
  73. Nguru — 111,014
  74. Hadejia — 110,753
  75. Ijebu-Igbo — 109,261
  76. Uromi — 108,608
  77. Birnin Kebbi — 108,164
  78. Pindiga — 106,322
  79. Azare — 105,687
  80. Nkpor — 103,733
  81. Ikere-Ekiti — 103,054
  82. Lafiagi — 102,779
  83. Kontagora — 98,754
  84. Kuje — 97,367
  85. Biu — 95,005
  86. Olupona — 95,002
  87. Lere — 93,290
  88. Wukari — 92,933
  89. Igbo-Ora — 92,719
  90. Emure-Ekiti — 90,645
  91. Isieke — 89,990
  92. Ifo — 88,272
  93. Igede-Ekiti — 87,282
  94. Effium — 86,945
  95. Idanre — 86,468
  96. Potiskum — 86,002
  97. Keffi — 85,911
  98. Epe — 84,711
  99. Gamboru — 84,672
  100. Ogaminana — 84,373
  101. Ihiala — 83,265
  102. Ipoti — 82,113
  103. Lalupon — 81,130
  104. Ughelli — 79,986
  105. Bende — 79,618
  106. Oke Mesi — 79,563
  107. Kafanchan — 79,522
  108. Ikom — 79,103
  109. Agulu — 79,021
  110. Daura — 78,277
  111. Numan — 77,617
  112. Kagoro — 77,008
  113. Ode — 75,463
  114. Igbo-Ukwu — 75,224
  115. Aramoko-Ekiti — 74,491
  116. Igbara-Odo — 74,121
  117. Ozubulu — 73,812
  118. Aku — 73,742
  119. Oyan — 73,622
  120. Jega — 73,495
  121. Asaba — 73,374
  122. Ohafia-Ifigh — 73,355
  123. Afikpo — 71,866
  124. Apomu — 71,656
  125. Fiditi — 71,461
  126. Orita-Eruwa — 71,027
  127. Eha Amufu — 70,779
  128. Malumfashi — 70,709
  129. Kaura Namoda — 69,725
  130. Enugu-Ukwu — 68,785
  131. Idah — 68,703
  132. Obonoma — 68,584
  133. Agbor — 67,610
  134. Ezza-Ohu — 67,414
  135. Uga — 64,179
  136. Nkwerre — 62,973
  137. Auchi — 62,907
  138. Lokoja — 60,579
  139. Ekpoma — 59,618
  140. Ijebu-Jesa — 51,730
  141. Kabba — 49,869
  142. Ilaro — 46,999
  143. Damaturu — 46,000
  144. Argungu — 45,584
  145. Gumel — 42,742
  146. Geidam — 41,367
  147. Talata Mafara — 39,045
  148. Gummi — 38,744
  149. Otan Ayegbaju — 37,783
  150. Ogoja — 37,466
  151. Katsina-Ala — 36,722
  152. Itu — 36,358
  153. Kumo — 35,712
  154. Oke Ila — 35,000
  155. Eruwa — 34,802

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Country facts from GeoNames countryInfo. 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.