List_of_Nigerian_cities_by_population

List of Nigerian cities by population

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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.

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

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[2] Metropolitan Lagos consists 16 out of Lagos State's 20 LGA, which excludes: Badagry, Epe, Ibeju-Lekki and Ikorodu

[3] summing the 8 LGAs in Kano, which includes: Kano Municipal, Fagge, Dala, Gwale, Tarauni, Nasarawa, Ungogo and Kumbotso

[4] Summing the 11 LGAs of Ibadan

[5] Benin City consists of 3 LGAs, which includes: Egor, Oredo and Ikpoba-Okha

[6] summing Obio-Akpor and Port Harcourt LGA, which both make up the city

[7] Aba North Aba South, osisioma ngwa, ugwunabo and obingwa LGAs

[8] Jos consists of 3 LGAs, which includes: Jos North, Jos South and Jos East

[9] Ilorin consists of 3 LGAs, which includes: Ilorin East, Ilorin South and Ilorin West

[10] Kaduna consists of 2 LGAs, which includes: Kaduna North and Kaduna South

[11] Enugu East, Enugu North and Enugu South LGAs

[12] Zaria consists of 2 LGAs, which includes: Zaria and Sabon Gari

[13] Ogbomosho North and Ogbomosho South LGAs

[14] Warri North, Warri South and Warri South West LGAs

[15] Ife North, Ife Central and Ife East LGAs

[16] Itu and Uyo LGAs

[17] Atiba, Oyo East and Oyo West LGAs

[18] Yola North and Yola South LGAs

[19] Umuahia North and Umuahia South LGAs

[20] Bosso and Chanchaga LGAs

[21] summing Mubi North and Mubi South

[22] sists 2 LGAs: Onitsha North and Onitsha South

[23] Osogbo and Olorunda LGAs

[24] Oshimili South LGA

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"FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA : 2006 Population Census" (PDF). Web.archive.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

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Demographia (April 2016). Demographia World Urban Areas (PDF) (12th ed.). Retrieved November 17, 2016.

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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	1,060	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	Aba^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Abia	1,002,265	901	7,400
7	Jos^{[lower-alpha 7]}	Plateau	821,618	1,821	451
8	Ilorin^{[lower-alpha 8]}	Kwara	777,667	765	1,016
9	Abuja	FCT	776,298	1,769	439'
10	Kaduna^{[lower-alpha 9]}	Kaduna	760,084	131	5,802
11	Enugu^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Enugu	722,664	556	1300
12	Zaria^{[lower-alpha 11]}	Kaduna	695,089	563	1,234.6
13	Ogbomosho^{[lower-alpha 12]}	Oyo	602,690	2,110
14	Warri^{[lower-alpha 13]}	Delta	557,398
15	Ikorodu	Lagos	535,619	345	1,553
16	Maiduguri	Borno	521,492	137	3,807
17	Ife^{[lower-alpha 14]}	Osun	509,035	1,750	291
18	Bauchi	Bauchi	493,810	3,687	134
19	Akure	Ondo	484,798	991	489
20	Abeokuta	Ogun	451,607	879	510
21	Uyo^{[lower-alpha 15]}	Akwa Ibom	436,606	362	1,206
22	Oyo^{[lower-alpha 16]}	Oyo	428,798	2427	177
23	Sokoto	Sokoto	427,760
24	Owerri	Imo	401,873	551	729
25	Yola^{[lower-alpha 17]}	Adamawa	392,854	831	473
26	Calabar	Cross River	371,022	406	910
27	Umuahia^{[lower-alpha 18]}	Abia	359,230	385	933
28	Ondo	Ondo	358,430
29	Minna^{[lower-alpha 19]}	Niger	348,788	1,664	209
30	Lafia	Nasarawa	330,712
31	Okene	Kogi	320,260	328	976.4
32	Katsina	Katsina	318,459	142	2,243
-	Ikeja	Lagos	313,196	49.92	6,274
33	Nsukka	Enugu	309,633	45.38
34	Ado Ekiti	Ekiti	308,621	293	1,053
35	Awka	Anambra	301,657
36	Iseyin	Oyo	286,700	1,820
37	Mubi^{[lower-alpha 20]}	Adamawa	280,009	1,317
38	Onitsha^{[lower-alpha 21]}	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	Suleja	Niger	216,578	119	1,820
48	Lavun	Niger	209,917	2,835	74
49	Potiskum	Yobe	205,876	559	368
50	Kukawa	Borno	203,864	4,901	41.6
51	Gusau	Zamfara	201,200
52	Iwo	Osun	191,377	214	894
53	Bida	Niger	188,181	51	3,689
54	Ugep	Cross River	187,000
55	Ijebu Ode	Ogun	186,700
56	Epe	Lagos	181,409	965	188
57	Ise Ekiti	Ekiti	167,100
58	Gboko	Benue	166,400
59	Ilawe Ekiti	Ekiti	160,700
60	Ikare	Ondo	160,600
61	Osogbo^{[lower-alpha 22]}	Osun	156,694	47	3,334
62	Okpoko	Anambra	152,900
63	Garki	Jigawa	152,233	1,408	108.12
64	Sapele	Delta	151,000
65	Ila	Osun	150,700
66	Shaki	Oyo	150,300
67	Ijero	Ekiti	147,300
68	Ikot Ekpene	Akwa Ibom	143,077	116	1,233
69	Jalingo	Taraba	139,845
70	Otukpo	Benue	136,800
71	Okigwe	Imo	132,237
72	Kisi	Oyo	130,800
73	Buguma	Rivers	124,200
74	Funtua	Katsina	122,500
75	Abakaliki	Ebonyi	151,723
76	Asaba^{[lower-alpha 23]}	Delta	149,603	268	558
77	Gbongan	Osun	117,300
78	Igboho	Oyo	115,000
79	Gashua	Yobe	109,600
80	Bama	Borno	102,800
81	Uromi	Edo	101,400

Rank	City	State	Population	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
1	Lagos	Lagos	12,830,000	1,425	9000
2	onitsha	Anambra	7,910,000	832	14,300
3	Kano	Kano	3,680,000	251	14,600
4	Ibadan	Oyo	2,910,000	466	6,200
5	Port Harcourt	Rivers	1,865,000	158	11,800
6	Abuja	FCT	1,580,000	225	7,000
7	Benin City	Edo	1,355,000	228	5,900
8	Aba	Abia	1,215,000	901	13,400
9	Kaduna	Kaduna	1,100,000	153	7,200
10	Ilorin	Kwara	890,000	83	10,700
11	Enugu	Enugu	810,000	682	1,200
12	Jos	Plateau	790,000	70	11,300

List_of_Nigerian_cities_by_population

List of Nigerian cities by population

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