List of Nigerian cities by population - wikipedia 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 It has been suggested that this article be merged with List of cities in Nigeria. ( Discuss ) Proposed since July 2018. 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. Contents 1 Lists 1.1 Defined cities / towns 1.2 Urban areas 1.3 Metropolitan areas 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External links 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. 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 ) Lagos Lagos 8,048,430 1,171.3 6,871 Kano Kano 2,828,861 449 6,300 Ibadan Oyo 2,559,853 3,080 831 Benin City Edo 1,147,188 1,204 953 5 Port Harcourt Rivers 1,005,904 369 2,726 6 Jos Plateau 821,618 1,821 451 7 Ilorin Kwara 777,667 765 1,016 8 Abuja FCT 776,298 1,769 439 ' 9 Kaduna Kaduna 760,084 131 5,802 10 Enugu Enugu 722,664 556 1300 11 Zaria Kaduna 695,089 563 1,234.6 12 Warri Delta 557,398 13 Ikorodu Lagos 535,619 345 1,553 14 Maiduguri Borno 543,016 137 3,964 15 Aba 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 Oyo 428,798 2427 177 21 Uyo Akwa Ibom 427,873 362 1,182 22 Sokoto Sokoto 427,760 23 Osogbo Osun 421,000 24 Owerri Imo 401,873 551 729 25 Yola Adamawa 392,854 831 473 26 Calabar Cross River 371,022 406 910 27 Umuahia Abia 359,230 385 933 28 Ondo City Ondo 358,430 29 Minna 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 Ogbomosho Oyo 299,535 37 Iseyin Oyo 286,700 38 Mubi Adamawa 280,009 1,317 39 Onitsha Anambra 261,604 52 5,030.8 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 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 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 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 Delta 149,603 268 558 77 Gbongan Osun 117,300 78 Igboho Oyo 115,000 79 Gashua Yobe 109,600 70 Bama Borno 102,800 81 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. Rank City State Population Area ( km ) Density ( / km ) Lagos Lagos 12,830,000 1,425 9000 Onitsha Anambra 7,425,000 1,965 3,800 Kano Kano 3,680,000 251 14,600 Ibadan Oyo 2,910,000 466 6,200 5 Uyo Akwa Ibom 1,990,000 729 2,700 6 Port Harcourt Rivers 1,865,000 158 11,800 7 Nsukka Enugu 1,735,000 645 2,700 8 Abuja FCT 1,580,000 225 7,000 9 Benin City Edo 1,355,000 228 5,900 10 Aba Abia 1,215,000 91 13,400 11 Kaduna Kaduna 1,100,000 153 7,200 12 Ilorin Kwara 890,000 83 10,700 13 Jos Plateau 790,000 70 11,300 14 Maiduguri Borno 765,000 155 4,900 15 Owerri Imo 750,000 130 5,800 16 Ikorodu Lagos 740,000 130 5,700 17 Zaria Kaduna 735,000 88 8,300 18 Enugu Enugu 715,000 78 9,200 19 Warri Delta 695,000 142 4,900 20 Osogbo Osun 680,000 104 6,600 21 Akure Ondo 585,000 117 5,000 22 Sokoto Sokoto 580,000 88 6,600 23 Abeokuta Ogun 520,000 62 8,400 24 Bauchi Bauchi 520,000 88 5,900 Metropolitan areas This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. ( July 2016 ) See also List of cities in Nigeria Notes Jump up ^ Metropolitan Lagos consists 16 out of Lagos State 's 20 LGA, which excludes : Badagry, Epe, Ibeju - Lekki and Ikorodu Jump up ^ summing the 8 LGAs in Kano, which includes : Kano Municipal, Fagge, Dala, Gwale, Tarauni, Nasarawa, Ungogo and Kumbotso Jump up ^ Summing the 11 LGAs of Ibadan Jump up ^ Benin City consists of 3 LGAs, which includes : Egor, Oredo and Ikpoba - Okha Jump up ^ summing Obio - Akpor and Port Harcourt LGA, which both makeup the city Jump up ^ Jos consists of 3 LGAs, which includes : Jos North, Jos South and Jos East Jump up ^ Ilorin consists of 3 LGAs, which includes : Ilorin East, Ilorin South and Ilorin West Jump up ^ Kaduna consists of 2 LGAs, which includes : Kaduna North and Kaduna South Jump up ^ Enugu East, Enugu North and Enugu South LGAs Jump up ^ Zaria consists of 2 LGAs, which includes : Zaria and Sabon Gari Jump up ^ Warri North, Warri South and Warri South West LGAs Jump up ^ Aba North and Aba South LGAs Jump up ^ Umuahia North and Umuahia South LGAs Jump up ^ Bosso and Chanchaga LGAs Jump up ^ summing Mubi North and Mubi South Jump up ^ consists 2 LGAs : Onitsha North and Onitsha South Jump up ^ Oshimili South LGA References Jump up ^ `` FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA : 2006 Population Census '' ( PDF ). Web.archive.org. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2016. Jump up ^ Demographia ( April 2016 ). Demographia World Urban Areas ( PDF ) ( 12th ed. ). Retrieved November 17, 2016. Further reading Herbert O. Emezi ( 1975 ), Nigerian Population and Urbanization, 1911 - 1974 : A Bibliography, University of California, Los Angeles, Coleman African Studies Center -- via California Digital Library External links Media related to Cities in Nigeria at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nigerian_cities_by_population&oldid=850894952 '' Categories : Lists of cities in Nigeria Cities in Nigeria Populated places in Nigeria Lists of cities by population Nigeria geography - related lists Hidden categories : Articles to be merged from July 2018 All articles to be merged Articles to be expanded from July 2016 All articles to be expanded Articles with empty sections from July 2016 All articles with empty sections Articles using small message boxes Commons category without a link on Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Hausa Português Yorùbá Edit links This page was last edited on 18 July 2018, at 17 : 44 ( UTC ). 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Question: what is the name of the biggest city in nigeria
Answer: Lagos