List of Nigerian cities by population

The following are lists of the most populous fully defined incorporated settlements in Nigeria by population. This page consists three different tables, with different kinds of settlements; a list for "defined cities", listing the population, strictly within the defined city limits, a list for "urban area" population, and another list for the population within metropolitan areas.

Lagos, Lagos
Kano, Kano
Ibadan, Oyo
Benin City, Edo
Port Harcourt, Rivers
Jos, Plateau
Ilorin, Kwara
Abuja, FCT
Enugu, Enugu
Zaria, Kaduna
Ikorodu, Lagos
Maiduguri, Borno
Aba, Abia
Ife, Osun

Lists

Defined cities/towns

Nigerian cities are categorized into three types; there is the "Metropolis", which is characterized with having more than one Local Government Areas (LGAs). These type of cities are usually formed when large municipalities are split into smaller LGAs, to aid efficient administration and management, or when small towns grow and merge into existing large cities, or both; some are also formed when urban areas of multiple LGAs merge as a result of growth and are now fully defined as a single settlement, Another type of settlement is the "Municipality", which is basically an LGA that is fully defined as its own city or town. This type of cities are usually mid-sized, although some large cities also exist as a single LGA. The third type of settlement is the "village", which is basically grouped together with several other villages into one sizeable LGA.

The following table lists fully defined incorporated cities in Nigeria, with a population of at least 100,000, as declared by the Nigerian National Population Commission in the 2006 National census.[1] This list refers only to the population of individual cities within their defined limits, which does not include other distinct communities or extended suburban areas within urban agglomerations. A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital, and in italics if it is the most populous city in the state.

Rank City State 2006 census Total
area (km²)		 Population
density (/km²)
1 Lagos[lower-alpha 1] Lagos 8,048,430 1,171.3 6,871
2 Kano[lower-alpha 2] Kano 2,828,861 449 6,300
3 Ibadan[lower-alpha 3] Oyo 2,559,853 3,080 831
4 Benin City[lower-alpha 4] Edo 1,147,188 1,204 953
5 Port Harcourt[lower-alpha 5] Rivers 1,005,904 369 2,726
6 Jos[lower-alpha 6] Plateau 821,618 1,821 451
7 Ilorin[lower-alpha 7] Kwara 777,667 765 1,016
8 Abuja FCT 776,298 1,769 439'
9 Kaduna[lower-alpha 8] Kaduna 760,084 131 5,802
10 Enugu[lower-alpha 9] Enugu 722,664 556 1300
11 Zaria[lower-alpha 10] Kaduna 695,089 563 1,234.6
12 Warri[lower-alpha 11] Delta 557,398
13 Ikorodu Lagos 535,619 345 1,553
14 Maiduguri Borno 543,016 137 3,964
15 Aba[lower-alpha 12] Abia 534,265 72 7,400
16 Ife Osun 509,035 1,791 284
17 Bauchi Bauchi 493,810 3,687 134
18 Akure Ondo 484,798 991 489
19 Abeokuta Ogun 451,607 879 510
20 Oyo[lower-alpha 13] Oyo 428,798 2427 177
21 Uyo Akwa Ibom 427,873 362 1,182
22 Sokoto Sokoto 427,760
23 Owerri Imo 401,873 551 729
24 Yola Adamawa 392,854 831 473
25 Calabar Cross River 371,022 406 910
26 Umuahia[lower-alpha 14] Abia 359,230 385 933
27 Ondo City Ondo 358,430
28 Minna[lower-alpha 15] Niger 348,788 1,664 209
29 Lafia Nasarawa 330,712
30 Okene Kogi 320,260 328 976.4
31 Katsina Katsina 318,459 142 2,243
- Ikeja Lagos 313,196 49.92 6,274
32 Nsukka Enugu 309,633 45.38
33 Ado Ekiti Ekiti 308,621 293 1,053
34 Awka Anambra 301,657
35 Ogbomosho Oyo 299,535
36 Iseyin Oyo 286,700
37 Mubi[lower-alpha 16] Adamawa 280,009 1,317
38 Onitsha[lower-alpha 17] Anambra 261,604 52 5,030.8
39 Sagamu Ogun 253,412
40 Makurdi Benue 249,000
41 Mokwa Niger 244,937 4,338 56.4
42 Badagry Lagos 241,093 441 547
43 Ilesa Osun 233,900
44 Gombe Gombe 230,900
45 Obafemi Owode Ogun 228,851 1,410 162
46 Owo Ondo 218,886 1,027 213
47 Jimeta Adamawa 218,400
48 Suleja Niger 216,578 119 1,820
49 Lavun Niger 209,917 2,835 74
50 Potiskum Yobe 205,876 559 368
51 Kukawa Borno 203,864 4,901 41.6
52 Gusau Zamfara 201,200
53 Iwo Osun 191,377 214 894
54 Bida Niger 188,181 51 3,689
55 Ugep Cross River 187,000
56 Ijebu Ode Ogun 186,700
57 Epe Lagos 181,409 965 188
58 Ise Ekiti Ekiti 167,100
59 Gboko Benue 166,400
60 Ilawe Ekiti Ekiti 160,700
61 Ikare Ondo 160,600
62 Osogbo[lower-alpha 18] Osun 156,694 47 3,334
63 Okpoko Anambra 152,900
64 Garki Jigawa 152,233 1,408 108.12
65 Sapele Delta 151,000
66 Ila Osun 150,700
67 Shaki Oyo 150,300
68 Ijero Ekiti 147,300
69 Ikot Ekpene Akwa Ibom 143,077 116 1,233
70 Jalingo Taraba 139,845
71 Otukpo Benue 136,800
72 Okigwe Imo 132,237
73 Kisi Oyo 130,800
74 Buguma Rivers 124,200
75 Funtua Katsina 122,500
76 Abakaliki Ebonyi 151,723
77 Asaba[lower-alpha 19] Delta 149,603 268 558
78 Gbongan Osun 117,300
79 Igboho Oyo 115,000
80 Gashua Yobe 109,600
81 Bama Borno 102,800
82 Uromi Edo 101,400

Urban areas

An urban area is a continuously built up land mass of urban development that is within a labor market, without regard for administrative or city boundaries. An urban area is a human settlement with high population density and infrastructure of built environment.

This is section lists contiguous urban areas in Nigeria, with a population of at least 500,000. The figures here have been taken from Demographia's "World Urban Areas" study 2016. Demographia uses maps, satellite photographs to estimate continuous urbanization.[2]

Rank City State Population Area (km2) Density (/km2)
1LagosLagos12,830,0001,4259000
2OnitshaAnambra7,425,0001,9653,800
3KanoKano3,680,00025114,600
4IbadanOyo2,910,0004666,200
5UyoAkwa Ibom1,990,0007292,700
6Port HarcourtRivers1,865,00015811,800
7NsukkaEnugu1,735,0006452,700
8AbujaFCT1,580,0002257,000
9Benin CityEdo1,355,0002285,900
10AbaAbia1,215,0009113,400
11KadunaKaduna1,100,0001537,200
12IlorinKwara890,0008310,700
13JosPlateau790,0007011,300
14MaiduguriBorno765,0001554,900
15OwerriImo750,0001305,800
16IkoroduLagos740,0001305,700
17ZariaKaduna735,000888,300
18EnuguEnugu715,000789,200
19WarriDelta695,0001424,900
20OsogboOsun680,0001046,600
21AkureOndo585,0001175,000
22SokotoSokoto580,000886,600
23AbeokutaOgun520,000628,400
24BauchiBauchi520,000885,900

Metropolitan areas

See also

Notes
  1. Metropolitan Lagos consists 16 out of Lagos State's 20 LGA, which excludes: Badagry, Epe, Ibeju-Lekki and Ikorodu
  2. summing the 8 LGAs in Kano, which includes: Kano Municipal, Fagge, Dala, Gwale, Tarauni, Nasarawa, Ungogo and Kumbotso
  3. Summing the 11 LGAs of Ibadan
  4. Benin City consists of 3 LGAs, which includes: Egor, Oredo and Ikpoba-Okha
  5. summing Obio-Akpor and Port Harcourt LGA, which both makeup the city
  6. Jos consists of 3 LGAs, which includes: Jos North, Jos South and Jos East
  7. Ilorin consists of 3 LGAs, which includes: Ilorin East, Ilorin South and Ilorin West
  8. Kaduna consists of 2 LGAs, which includes: Kaduna North and Kaduna South
  9. Enugu East, Enugu North and Enugu South LGAs
  10. Zaria consists of 2 LGAs, which includes: Zaria and Sabon Gari
  11. Warri North, Warri South and Warri South West LGAs
  12. Aba North and Aba South LGAs
  13. Atiba, Oyo East and Oyo West LGAs
  14. Umuahia North and Umuahia South LGAs
  15. Bosso and Chanchaga LGAs
  16. summing Mubi North and Mubi South
  17. consists 2 LGAs: Onitsha North and Onitsha South
  18. Osogbo and Olorunda LGAs
  19. Oshimili South LGA

References
  1. "FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA : 2006 Population Census" (PDF). Web.archive.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. Demographia (April 2016). Demographia World Urban Areas (PDF) (12th ed.). Retrieved November 17, 2016.

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