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All 100k+ Cities in Nigeria on a Map

Can you name all of the cities in Nigeria with a population of at least 100,000?
Calculations based off of the 1991 Census, check comments for more details
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First submittedMay 12, 2023
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City
Population
Lagos
12,243,111
Kano
5,765,401
Ibadan
4,239,711
Kaduna
2,280,397
Benin City
1,677,486
Port Harcourt
1,649,810
Maiduguri
1,489,985
Zaria
1,405,123
Ilorin
1,220,249
Jos
1,143,833
Ogbomosho
1,000,339
Abeokuta
964,240
Enugu
899,932
Aba
886,175
Abuja
883,662
Sokoto
871,056
Oyo
854,489
Warri
790,606
Onitsha
745,722
Calabar
716,591
Katsina
716,390
Okene
650,494
Bauchi
599,630
Akure
565,148
Minna
529,959
Oshogbo
515,799
Ikorodu
435,202
Gombe
435,081
Iseyin
394,878
Ife
384,060
Gusau
376,447
Effon Alaiye
371,846
Owo
371,483
Damaturu
369,988
Ado Ekiti
365,168
Sagamu
348,571
Ondo
345,178
Ijebu Ode
339,823
Makurdi
337,985
Jimeta
330,508
Bida
311,618
City
Population
Ugep
310,698
Mubi
300,602
Suleja
294,335
Ede
292,610
Ilesha
286,612
Sango Otta
282,470
Abakaliki
263,514
Owerri
262,926
Umuahia
260,736
Iwo
258,248
Nnewi
257,739
Ise
252,929
Ikot Ekpene
246,741
Ikare
245,423
Ilawe Ekiti
243,370
Sapele
238,403
Ikire
229,041
Funtua
226,734
Gboko
225,928
Okpoko
223,808
Ijero
223,058
Awka
222,861
Shaki
206,973
Azare
200,427
Buguma
194,352
Okrika
191,287
Lafia
189,681
Otukpo
185,635
Ila Orangun
184,698
Gashua
181,788
Obosi
181,491
Kishi
180,122
Kontagora
179,259
Ijebu Igbo
177,477
Ishieke
176,815
Hadejia
172,033
Effium
170,830
Offa
170,453
Birnin Kebbi
169,855
Inisa
169,186
Uromi
161,804
City
Population
Jalingo
160,480
Nguru
160,386
Igboho
158,394
Bama
157,696
Ikirun
157,370
Nsukka
152,793
Gbongan
143,735
Ifo
143,372
Ejigbo
142,573
Afikpo
141,200
Okigwi
141,181
Nkpor
137,812
Ikerre
137,093
Ezza Inyimagu
132,449
Daura
129,716
Ifon
129,113
Keffi
128,060
Yola
127,820
Biu
126,830
Wukari
126,640
Amaigbo
125,358
Modakeke
123,154
Ikom
122,704
Ilobu
121,670
Uyo
120,618
Ughelli
117,935
Epe
117,615
Malumfashi
117,177
Kaura Namoda
115,661
Kafanchan
114,534
Ogaminan
114,499
Gamboru
113,034
Kagoro
110,915
Ihiala
110,617
Oron
108,370
Asaba
108,186
Igbo Ora
107,371
Agulu
104,978
Oka Akoko
104,720
Numan
103,329
Aku
101,491
6 Comments
+5
Level 68
May 12, 2023
About the populations: the last time Nigeria released census settlement data was in 1991, which was the data used in this quiz. A lot of these city populations are clearly outdated, like Abuja and Lagos. Nigeria plans on conducting a new census this year, so when that data releases, the populations will be more accurate. Until then, I just decided to use the most "recent" data available.
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Level 68
Oct 31, 2024
UPDATE: City names continue to be sourced from citypopulation.de, while population figures have been independently calculated using state-specific growth rates. Although some margin of error remains, this approach offers a more current perspective than relying on population data that is over 30 years old—especially given the country's rapid growth trajectory.
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Level 57
May 13, 2023
Awesome! Turned out great, can’t wait to try it out later. :)
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Level 55
May 13, 2023
Oshogbo is the rarely used name of Osogbo, so you should change that. Also, Abakaliki is accepted for Aba when they are 2 totally separate cities?
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Level 77
May 21, 2023
Abakaliki is accepted for Aba because it starts with Aba.
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Level 58
Jun 6, 2023
this is a good quiz! maybe you can add this one and the others you have made to a series to make it easier. keep making these please!