List of Nigerian cities by population

Lagos, Lagos
Kano, Kano
Port Harcourt, Rivers
Jos, Plateau
Ilorin, Kwara
Abuja, FCT
Enugu, Enugu
Warri, Delta
Aba, Abia
Onitsha, Anambra
Abeokuta, Ogun
Uyo, Akwa Ibom
Calabar, Cross River

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.

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). This 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.

2006 rank City State/territory 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 Kaduna[lower-alpha 8] Kaduna 760,084 131 5,802
9 Abuja FCT 776,298 1,769 439
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 Onitsha Anambra 509,500 36.19 14,078
17 Ife Osun 509,035 1,791 284
18 Bauchi Bauchi 493,810 3,687 134
19 Akure Ondo 484,798 991 489
20 Abeokuta Ogun 451,607 879 510
21 Oyo Oyo 428,798 2427 177
22 Uyo Akwa Ibom 427,873 362 1,182
23 Sokoto Sokoto 427,760
24 Osogbo Osun 421,000
25 Owerri Imo 401,873 551 729
26 Yola Adamawa 392,854 831 473
27 Calabar Cross River 371,022 406 910
28 Umuahia[lower-alpha 13] Abia 359,230 385 933
29 Ondo City Ondo 358,430
30 Minna[lower-alpha 14] Niger 348,788 1,664 209
31 Lafia Nasarawa 330,712
32 Okene Kogi 320,260
33 Katsina Katsina 318,459 142 2,243
34 Ikeja Lagos 313,196 49.92 6,274
35 Nsukka Enugu 309,633 45.38
36 Ado Ekiti Ekiti 308,621 293 1,053
37 Awka Anambra 301,657
38 Ogbomosho Oyo 299,535
39 Iseyin Oyo 286,700
40 Sagamu Ogun 253,412
41 Makurdi Benue 249,000
42 Badagry Lagos 241,093 441 547
43 Ilesa Osun 233,900
44 Gombe Gombe 230,900
46 Obafemi Owode Ogun 228,851 1,410 162
47 Owo Ondo 218,886
48 Jimeta Adamawa 218,400
49 Suleja Niger 216,578 119 1,820
50 Potiskum Yobe 205,876 559 368
51 Gusau Zamfara 201,200
52 Mubi Adamawa 198,700
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 Osun 156,694 47 3,334
62 Okpoko Anambra 152,900
63 Sapele Delta 151,000
64 Ila Osun 150,700
65 Shaki Oyo 150,300
66 Ijero Ekiti 147,300
67 Ikot Ekpene Akwa Ibom 143,077 116 1,233
68 Jalingo Taraba 139,845
69 Otukpo Benue 136,800
70 Okigwe Imo 132,237
71 Kisi Oyo 130,800
72 Buguma Rivers 124,200
73 Funtua Katsina 122,500
74 Abakaliki Ebonyi 151,723
75 Asaba[lower-alpha 15] Delta 149603 268 558
76 Gbongan Osun 117,300
77 Igboho Oyo 115,000
78 Amaigbo Imo 111,000
79 Gashua Yobe 109,600
80 Bama Borno 102,800
81 Uromi Edo 101,400

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. ↑ Umuahia North and Umuahia South LGAs
  14. ↑ Bosso and Chanchaga LGAs
  15. ↑ 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.

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