Nigeria
Cities Listed
22
Cities Over 1M
11
Largest City
Lagos
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List of cities in Nigeria
| Rank | City | Population ▼ | Area | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lagos | 15,070,000 | 1 171 km² | 12 866 |
| 2 | Kano | 4,348,000 | 499 km² | 8 713 |
| 3 | Port Harcourt | 3,480,000 | 360 km² | 9 667 |
| 4 | Ibadan | 2,550,593 | 3 080 km² | 828 |
| 5 | Benin City | 1,780,000 | 1 204 km² | 1 478 |
| 6 | Abuja | 1,693,400 | — | — |
| 7 | Onitsha | 1,483,000 | 36 km² | 40 978 |
| 8 | Maiduguri | 1,197,497 | — | — |
| 9 | Aba | 1,160,000 | 72 km² | 16 111 |
| 10 | Ogbomosho | 1,032,000 | — | — |
| 11 | Enugu | 1,029,400 | 557 km² | 1 848 |
| 12 | Owerri | 908,109 | 104 km² | 8 732 |
| 13 | Abeokuta | 888,924 | 879 km² | 1 011 |
| 14 | Ikeja | 861,300 | 50 km² | 17 254 |
| 15 | Akure | 847,903 | 991 km² | 856 |
| 16 | Ilorin | 847,582 | 765 km² | 1 108 |
| 17 | Kaduna | 760,084 | — | — |
| 18 | Osogbo | 731,000 | 47 km² | 15 553 |
| 19 | Bauchi | 693,700 | — | — |
| 20 | Jalingo | 660,213 | 191 km² | 3 457 |
| 21 | Jos | 622,802 | — | — |
| 22 | Ile Ife | 501,952 | 1 791 km² | 280 |