List of Nigerian cities by population

Lagos, Lagos

The following are lists of the most populous fully defined incorporated settlements in Nigeria by population. This page consists of 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.

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Defined cities/towns

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Nigerian cities are categorized into three types; there is the "Metropolis", which is characterized by having more than one Local Government Areas (LGAs). These types of cities are usually formed when large municipalities are split into smaller LGAs, to aid efficient administration and management, 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. These types 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 after 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 		Population
density
km2 sq mi per km2 per sq mi
1 Lagos[a] Lagos 8,048,430 1,151.1 444.4 6,871 17,800
2 Kano[b] Kano 2,828,861 523.6 202.2 6,300 16,000
3 Ibadan[c] Oyo 2,559,853 563.1 217.4 985.13 2,551.5
4 Benin City[d] Edo 1,147,188 344.8 133.1 953 2,470
5 Port Harcourt[e] Rivers 1,005,904 394.5 152.3 2,726 7,060
6 Aba[f] Abia 1,002,265 163.7 63.2 7,400 19,000
7 Jos[g] Plateau 821,618 336.7 130.0 451 1,170
8 Ilorin[h] Kwara 777,667 149.3 57.6 1,016 2,630
9 Abuja FCT 776,298 865.6 334.2 439 1,140
10 Kaduna[i] Kaduna 760,084 488.9 188.8 5,802 15,030
11 Enugu[j] Enugu 722,664 186.8 72.1 1,300 3,400
12 Zaria[k] Kaduna 695,089 132.3 51.1 1,234.6 3,198
13 Ogbomosho[l] Oyo 602,690 119.9 46.3
14 Warri[m] Delta 557,398 214.8 82.9
15 Ikorodu Lagos 535,619 37.1 14.3 1,553 4,020
16 Maiduguri Borno 521,492 194.7 75.2 3,807 9,860
17 Ife[n] Osun 509,035 56.1 21.7 291 750
18 Bauchi Bauchi 493,810 187.2 72.3 134 350
19 Akure Ondo 484,798 196.4 75.8 489 1,270
20 Abeokuta Ogun 451,607 242.1 93.5 510 1,300
21 Uyo[o] Akwa Ibom 436,606 209.7 81.0 1,206 3,120
22 Oyo[p] Oyo 428,798 42 16 177 460
23 Sokoto Sokoto 427,760 138 53
24 Owerri Imo 401,873 201.1 77.6 729 1,890
25 Yola[q] Adamawa 392,854 119.8 46.3 473 1,230
26 Calabar Cross River 371,022 118.8 45.9 910 2,400
27 Umuahia[r] Abia 359,230 121.1 46.8 933 2,420
28 Ondo Ondo 358,430 32.2 12.4
29 Minna[s] Niger 348,788 112.1 43.3 209 540
30 Lafia Nasarawa 330,712 89.8 34.7
31 Okene Kogi 320,260 32.7 12.6 976.4 2,529
32 Katsina Katsina 318,459 142.6 55.1 2,243 5,810
- Ikeja Lagos 313,196 49.92 19.27 6,274 16,250
33 Nsukka Enugu 309,633 45.38 17.52
34 Ado Ekiti Ekiti 308,621 114.2 44.1 1,053 2,730
35 Awka Anambra 301,657 95.6 36.9
36 Iseyin Oyo 286,700 45.2 17.5
37 Mubi[t] Adamawa 280,009 63.2 24.4
38 Onitsha[u] Anambra 261,604 121.2 46.8 5,030.8 13,030
39 Sagamu Ogun 253,412 28.2 10.9
40 Makurdi Benue 249,000 73.1 28.2
41 Mokwa Niger 244,937 25.2 9.7 56.4 146
42 Badagry Lagos 241,093 28.2 10.9 547 1,420
43 Ilesa Osun 233,900 30.1 11.6
44 Gombe Gombe 230,900 72.2 27.9
45 Obafemi Owode Ogun 228,851 34.2 13.2 162 420
46 Owo Ondo 218,886 27.3 10.5 213 550
47 Suleja Niger 216,578 35.1 13.6 1,820 4,700
48 Lavun Niger 209,917 35.1 13.6 74 190
49 Potiskum Yobe 205,876 51.2 19.8 368 950
50 Kukawa Borno 203,864 24.2 9.3 41.6 108
51 Gusau Zamfara 201,200 81.2 31.4
52 Iwo Osun 191,377 21.2 8.2 894 2,320
53 Bida Niger 188,181 51.2 19.8 3,689 9,550
54 Ugep Cross River 187,000 34.1 13.2
55 Ijebu Ode Ogun 186,700 43.2 16.7
56 Epe Lagos 181,409 33.2 12.8 188 490
57 Ise Ekiti Ekiti 167,100 35.2 13.6
58 Gboko Benue 166,400 22.8 8.8
59 Ilawe Ekiti Ekiti 160,700 23.2 9.0
60 Ikare Ondo 160,600 24.2 9.3
61 Osogbo[v] Osun 156,694 47.2 18.2 3,334 8,640
62 Okpoko Anambra 152,900 38.1 14.7
63 Garki Jigawa 152,233 38.4 14.8 108.12 280.0
64 Sapele Delta 151,000 38.2 14.7
65 Ila Osun 150,700 29.3 11.3
66 Shaki Oyo 150,300 34.2 13.2
67 Ijero Ekiti 147,300 26.1 10.1
68 Ikot Ekpene Akwa Ibom 143,077 22.3 8.6 1,233 3,190
69 Jalingo Taraba 139,845 56.4 21.8
70 Otukpo Benue 136,800 24.3 9.4
71 Okigwe Imo 132,237 20.3 7.8
72 Kisi Oyo 130,800 19.3 7.5
73 Buguma Rivers 124,200 21.1 8.1
74 Funtua Katsina 122,500 27.1 10.5
75 Abakaliki Ebonyi 151,723 57.7 22.3
76 Asaba[w] Delta 149,603 24.8 9.6 558 1,450
77 Gbongan Osun 117,300 20.4 7.9
78 Igboho Oyo 115,000 19.2 7.4
79 Gashua Yobe 109,600 37.2 14.4
80 Bama Borno 102,800 24.1 9.3
81 Uromi Edo 101,400 23.2 9.0

Urban areas

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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 a built environment.

This 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 in 2016. Demographia uses maps, satellite photographs to estimate continuous urbanization.[2]

Rank City State Population Area Density
km2 sq mi per km2 per sq mi
1 Lagos Lagos 12,830,000 1,425 550 9,000 23,000
2 Onitsha Anambra 7,910,000 832 321 14,300 37,000
3 Kano Kano 3,680,000 251 97 14,600 38,000
4 Ibadan Oyo 2,910,000 466 180 6,200 16,000
5 Port Harcourt Rivers 1,865,000 158 61 11,800 31,000
6 Abuja FCT 1,580,000 225 87 7,000 18,000
7 Benin City Edo 1,355,000 228 88 5,900 15,000
8 Aba Abia 1,215,000 901 348 13,400 35,000
9 Kaduna Kaduna 1,100,000 153 59 7,200 19,000
10 Ilorin Kwara 890,000 83 32 10,700 28,000
11 Enugu Enugu 810,000 682 263 1,200 3,100
12 Jos Plateau 790,000 70 27 11,300 29,000

See also

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Notes

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  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 make up the city
  6. ^ Aba North Aba South, osisioma ngwa, ugwunabo and obingwa LGAs
  7. ^ Jos consists of 3 LGAs, which includes: Jos North, Jos South and Jos East
  8. ^ Ilorin consists of 3 LGAs, which includes: Ilorin East, Ilorin South and Ilorin West
  9. ^ Kaduna consists of 2 LGAs, which includes: Kaduna North and Kaduna South
  10. ^ Enugu East, Enugu North and Enugu South LGAs
  11. ^ Zaria consists of 2 LGAs, which includes: Zaria and Sabon Gari
  12. ^ Ogbomosho North and Ogbomosho South LGAs
  13. ^ Warri North, Warri South and Warri South West LGAs
  14. ^ Ife North, Ife Central and Ife East LGAs
  15. ^ Itu and Uyo LGAs
  16. ^ Atiba, Oyo East and Oyo West LGAs
  17. ^ Yola North and Yola South LGAs
  18. ^ Umuahia North and Umuahia South LGAs
  19. ^ Bosso and Chanchaga LGAs
  20. ^ summing Mubi North and Mubi South
  21. ^ consists 2 LGAs: Onitsha North and Onitsha South
  22. ^ Osogbo and Olorunda LGAs
  23. ^ Oshimili South LGA

References

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  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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