Nigeria — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Name: Nigeria — World Gazetteer 2005 edition
Creator: Stefan Helders

Nigeria had an estimated population of 156,468,571 in 2005, with 523 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Nigeria today — population now 195,874,740, against 156,468,571 in 2005.

Agglomerations, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Lagos	10,688,522
2	Ibadan	4,356,960
3	Kano	3,822,586
4	Oshogbo	1,549,922
5	Port Harcourt	1,437,960
6	Onitsha	1,237,351
7	Ogbomosho	1,049,809
8	Aba	964,608
9	Abeokuta	790,043
10	Enugu	712,210
11	Abuja	664,287
12	Ilesha	612,374
13	Ado	555,052

Cities and towns, 2005 (top 300 of 523)

#	Place	Region	Population (2005)
1	Lagos	Lagos	8,789,120
2	Kano	Kano	3,626,068
3	Ibadan	Oyo	3,565,108
4	Kaduna	Kaduna	1,582,102
5	Port Harcourt	Rivers	1,148,665
6	Benin	Edo	1,125,058
7	Maiduguri	Borno	1,112,449
8	Zaria	Kaduna	975,153
9	Aba	Abia	897,560
10	Ogbomosho	Oyo	861,257
11	Jos	Plateau	816,824
12	Ilorin	Kwara	814,192
13	Oyo	Oyo	736,072
14	Enugu	Enugu	653,392
15	Abeokuta	Ogun	593,100
16	Sokoto	Sokoto	563,861
17	Onitsha	Anambra	561,066
18	Warri	Edo	536,023
19	Oshogbo	Osun	499,414
20	Okene	Kogi	479,178
21	Calabar	Cross River	461,796
22	Katsina	Katsina	432,149
23	Akure	Ondo	420,594
24	Ife	Osun	372,167
25	Iseyin	Oyo	340,686
26	Bauchi	Bauchi	316,149
27	Ikorodu	Lagos	313,439
28	Makurdi	Benue	292,645
29	Minna	Niger	291,905
30	Ede	Osun	283,710
31	Efon Alaye	Ekiti	279,319
32	Ilesha	Osun	277,904
33	Owo	Ondo	276,574
34	Ado	Ekiti	274,309
35	Umuahia	Abia	264,662
36	Ondo	Ondo	257,005
37	Damaturu	Yobe	255,895
38	Ikot Ekpene	Akwa Ibom	254,806
39	Iwo	Osun	250,443
40	Gombe	Gombe	250,258
41	Jimeta	Adamawa	248,148
42	Gusau	Zamfara	226,857
43	Mubi	Adamawa	225,705
44	Ikire	Osun	222,160
45	Owerri	Imo	215,038
46	Shagamu	Ogun	214,558
47	Ijebu Ode	Ogun	209,175
48	Ugep	Cross River	200,276
49	Gboko	Benue	195,698
50	Nnewi	Anambra	193,987
51	Ise	Ekiti	190,063
52	Ilawe	Ekiti	182,882
53	Ikare	Ondo	182,766
54	Ila	Osun	179,192
55	Shaki	Oyo	178,677
56	Abuja	Abuja Federal Capital Territory	174,138
57	Sango Ota	Ogun	173,881
58	Bida	Niger	171,656
59	Okpoko	Anambra	168,449
60	Awka	Anambra	167,738
61	Ijero	Ekiti	167,632
62	Inisa	Osun	164,161
63	Suleja	Niger	162,135
64	Sapele	Edo	161,686
65	Otukpo	Benue	160,820
66	Kishi	Oyo	155,510
67	Gbongan	Osun	139,485
68	Ejigbo	Osun	138,357
69	Funtua	Katsina	136,811
70	Igboho	Oyo	136,764
71	Obosi	Anambra	136,742
72	Bugama	Rivers	135,404
73	Ikirun	Osun	134,240
74	Abakaliki	Ebonyi	134,102
75	Okrika	Rivers	133,271
76	Amaigbo	Abia	127,300
77	Lafia	Nassarawa	127,236
78	Gashua	Yobe	125,817
79	Opobo	Rivers	125,399
80	Ifon Osun	Osun	125,304
81	Uyo	Akwa Ibom	124,683
82	Modakeke	Osun	119,529
83	Bama	Borno	118,121
84	Ilobu	Osun	118,089
85	Jalingo	Taraba	117,757
86	Okigwe	Imo	115,499
87	Offa	Kwara	113,830
88	Oron	Akwa Ibom	112,033
89	Nsukka	Enugu	111,017
90	Nguru	Yobe	111,014
91	Ikole	Ekiti	110,873
92	Hadejia	Jigawa	110,753
93	Ijebu Igbo	Ogun	109,261
94	Uromi	Edo	108,608
95	Birnin Kebbi	Kebbi	108,164
96	Pindiga	Gombe	106,322
97	Azare	Bauchi	105,687
98	Nkpor	Anambra	103,733
99	Ikere	Ekiti	103,054
100	Lafiagi	Kwara	102,779
101	Kontagora	Niger	98,754
102	Yola	Adamawa	96,006
103	Biu	Borno	95,005
104	Olupona	Osun	95,002
105	Lere	Kaduna	93,290
106	Wukari	Taraba	92,933
107	Igbo Ora	Oyo	92,719
108	Emure	Ekiti	90,645
109	Ishieke	Ebonyi	89,990
110	Ifo	Ogun	88,272
111	Igede	Ekiti	87,282
112	Effium	Ebonyi	86,945
113	Erin-Oshogbo	Osun	86,647
114	Idanre	Ondo	86,468
115	Potiskum	Yobe	86,002
116	Keffi	Nassarawa	85,911
117	Epe	Lagos	84,711
118	Gamboru	Borno	84,672
119	Ogaminana	Kogi	84,373
120	Ihiala	Anambra	83,265
121	Ipoti	Ekiti	82,113
122	Lalupon	Oyo	81,130
123	Okwe	Abia	80,126
124	Ughelli	Delta	79,986
125	Bende	Abia	79,618
126	Oke-Mesi	Osun	79,563
127	Kafanchan	Kaduna	79,522
128	Ikom	Cross River	79,103
129	Agulu	Anambra	79,021
130	Daura	Katsina	78,277
131	Oka	Ondo	78,010
132	Numan	Adamawa	77,617
133	Kagoro	Kaduna	77,008
134	Ode	Ekiti	75,463
135	Igbo Ukwu	Anambra	75,224
136	Aramoko	Ekiti	74,491
137	Igbara Odo	Ekiti	74,121
138	Okitipupa	Ondo	74,056
139	Ozubulu	Anambra	73,812
140	Etiti	Imo	73,747
141	Aku	Enugu	73,742
142	Oyan	Osun	73,622
143	Jega	Kebbi	73,495
144	Asaba	Delta	73,374
145	Ohafia	Abia	73,355
146	Afikpo	Ebonyi	71,866
147	Apomu	Osun	71,656
148	Fiditi	Oyo	71,461
149	Eruwa	Oyo	71,027
150	Eha Amufu	Enugu	70,779
151	Malumfashi	Katsina	70,709
152	Kuroro	Kogi	70,335
153	Kaura Namoda	Zamfara	69,725
154	Enugu Ukwu	Anambra	68,785
155	Idah	Kogi	68,703
156	Abonnema	Rivers	68,584
157	Agbor	Delta	67,610
158	Ezza	Ebonyi	67,414
159	Uga	Anambra	64,179
160	Nkwerre	Imo	62,973
161	Auchi	Edo	62,907
162	Ankpa	Benue	61,932
163	Lokoja	Kogi	60,579
164	Ekpoma	Edo	59,618
165	Ijebu Jesa	Osun	51,730
166	Kabba	Kogi	49,869
167	Ilaro	Ogun	46,999
168	Argungu	Kebbi	45,584
169	Gumel	Jigawa	42,742
170	Geidam	Yobe	41,367
171	Talata Mafara	Zamfara	39,045
172	Gummi	Zamfara	38,744
173	Ogoja	Cross River	37,466
174	Katsina Ala	Benue	36,722
175	Itu	Akwa Ibom	36,358
176	Kumo	Gombe	35,712
177	Koko	Kebbi	34,960
178	Ayangba	Kogi	32,515
179	Pankshin	Plateau	31,516
180	Nassarawa	Nassarawa	30,949
181	Kachia	Kaduna	30,893
182	Yelwa	Kebbi	30,201
183	Dikwa	Borno	29,026
184	Moriki	Zamfara	28,735
185	Shendam	Plateau	28,380
186	Pategi	Kwara	28,285
187	Wamba	Nassarawa	27,137
188	Isa	Sokoto	27,048
189	Baro	Niger	26,821
190	Okuta	Kwara	26,589
191	Birnin Kudu	Jigawa	26,565
192	Badagri	Lagos	26,383
193	Ogwashi Uku	Delta	26,137
194	Eket	Akwa Ibom	25,569
195	Kamba	Kebbi	25,568
196	Daura	Katsina	25,289
197	Takum	Taraba	24,822
198	Igbeti	Oyo	24,690
199	Zungeru	Niger	24,447
200	Zuru	Kebbi	24,338
201	Yenagoa	Bayelsa	24,335
202	Nembe	Bayelsa	24,284
203	Tegina	Niger	24,037
204	Bussa	Niger	23,428
205	Awgu	Enugu	23,175
206	Wudil	Kano	23,066
207	Nafada	Gombe	22,920
208	Ibi	Taraba	22,757
209	Dan Gulbi	Zamfara	22,439
210	Birnin Gwari	Kaduna	22,380
211	Mgbidi	Imo	22,165
212	Dutsan Wai	Kaduna	22,062
213	Kaiama	Kwara	21,897
214	Ubiaja	Edo	21,782
215	Otukpa	Benue	21,686
216	Oguta	Imo	21,639
217	Damboa	Borno	21,571
218	Jebba	Kwara	21,488
219	Garko	Bauchi	21,141
220	Mokwa	Niger	21,128
221	Gaya	Kano	20,959
222	Tambawel	Kebbi	20,932
223	Elele	Rivers	20,620
224	Loko	Nassarawa	20,487
225	Mongonu	Borno	20,297
226	Kwale	Delta	20,226
227	Gembu	Taraba	19,881
228	Obudu	Cross River	19,668
229	Gombi	Adamawa	19,616
230	Magumeri	Borno	19,363
231	Degema	Rivers	19,223
232	Enugu-Ezike	Enugu	18,989
233	Kari	Bauchi	18,812
234	Darazo	Bauchi	18,415
235	Ozoro	Delta	18,292
236	Rano	Kano	17,972
237	Debahabe	Gombe	17,671
238	Igbor	Benue	17,666
239	Babana	Niger	17,617
240	Egbe	Kogi	17,612
241	Gwadabawa	Sokoto	17,486
242	Beli	Taraba	17,467
243	Illela	Sokoto	17,461
244	Dutse	Jigawa	17,129
245	Duku	Gombe	16,961
246	Bonny	Rivers	16,868
247	Bode Shadu	Kwara	16,619
248	Rijau	Niger	16,613
249	Kumagunnam	Yobe	16,557
250	Lapai	Niger	16,442
251	Burutu	Delta	16,410
252	Gwarzo	Kano	16,303
253	Kukawa	Borno	16,077
254	Akwanga	Nassarawa	15,985
255	Biliri	Gombe	15,976
256	Paki	Kaduna	15,951
257	Iperu	Ogun	15,935
258	Fagam	Jigawa	15,806
259	Soba	Kaduna	15,715
260	Marte	Borno	15,707
261	Sabon	Kaduna	15,631
262	Ibeto	Niger	15,565
263	Bukuru	Plateau	15,540
264	Anchau	Kaduna	15,538
265	Garkida	Borno	15,465
266	Ado Odo	Ogun	15,442
267	Ganye	Adamawa	15,178
268	Gwoza	Borno	15,176
269	Ajaokuta	Kogi	15,144
270	Doma	Nassarawa	15,097
271	Isanlu	Kogi	15,087
272	Udi	Enugu	14,998
273	Jemma	Bauchi	14,806
274	Icheu	Kogi	14,704
275	Igarra	Edo	14,647
276	Ankpa	Kogi	14,630
277	Lere	Bauchi	14,620
278	Omu Aran	Kwara	14,477
279	Ringim	Jigawa	14,463
280	Yashikera	Kwara	14,454
281	Jibiya	Katsina	14,424
282	Abaji	Abuja Federal Capital Territory	14,421
283	Kajuru	Kaduna	14,389
284	Gassol	Taraba	14,326
285	Shani	Borno	14,305
286	Bopo	Benue	14,218
287	Gubio	Borno	14,116
288	Dapchi	Yobe	14,077
289	Ngala	Borno	14,031
290	Misau	Bauchi	13,957
291	Gandi	Sokoto	13,940
292	Ago Are	Oyo	13,919
293	Ore	Ondo	13,905
294	Okija	Anambra	13,898
295	Damasak	Borno	13,874
296	Irele	Ondo	13,724
297	Yan	Adamawa	13,630
298	Gamawa	Bauchi	13,549
299	Sauri	Zamfara	13,445
300	Konduga	Borno	13,400

Administrative divisions, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Lagos	10,601,345
2	Kano	10,077,751
3	Kaduna	6,849,075
4	Oyo	6,617,720
5	Katsina	6,483,429
6	Rivers	5,689,087
7	Benue	5,181,642
8	Jigawa	4,988,888
9	Akwa Ibom	4,805,451
10	Anambra	4,721,858
11	Bauchi	4,706,909
12	Borno	4,588,668
13	Imo	4,485,063
14	Sokoto	4,244,399
15	Abia	4,222,476
16	Delta	4,170,214
17	Osun	4,137,627
18	Niger	4,082,558
19	Ogun	4,054,272
20	Ondo	4,011,407
21	Adamawa	3,737,223
22	Kebbi	3,630,931
23	Zamfara	3,602,356
24	Kogi	3,595,789
25	Enugu	3,590,513
26	Plateau	3,553,440
27	Edo	3,497,502
28	Cross River	3,104,446
29	Ekiti	2,737,186
30	Taraba	2,688,944
31	Kwara	2,591,555
32	Yobe	2,532,395
33	Gombe	2,448,236
34	Nassarawa	2,040,097
35	Bayelsa	1,998,349
36	Ebonyi	1,739,136
37	Abuja Federal Capital Territory	660,634

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.