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Lagos. The following are lists of the most populous fully defined incorporated settlements in Nigeria by population. This page consists of 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.
The city retains a strong Islamic influence, although Christianity is now widely practised in the cosmopolitan part of the city due to the significant immigration of people from other parts of Kwara State and the rest of Nigeria. [7] An 1897 plan of Ilorin city. Ilorin, city, traditional emirate, and capital of Kwara state, western Nigeria. It ...
Yakubu built the town’s walls, the circumference of which measures 6.5 miles (10.5 km). He was the only non-Fulani flag-bearer of the Sokoto Empire. The name was derived from that of a hunter called Baushe, who advised Yaqub to build his city west of the Warinje mountain. In return Yaqub promised to name his city after the hunter. [5]
Calabar (also referred to as Callabar, Calabari, Calbari, Cali and Kalabar) [3] is the capital city of Cross River State, Nigeria. It was originally named Akwa Akpa, in the Efik language, as the Efik people dominate this area. [4] The city is adjacent to the Calabar and Great Kwa rivers, and the creeks of the Cross River (from its inland delta).
Jos / ˈ dʒ ɔː s / is a city in the North-Central region of Nigeria. The city has a population of about 900,000 residents based on the 2006 census. [2] Popularly called "J-Town", [3] it is the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State. The city is situated on the Jos plateau which is lies within the Guinea Savannah of
Benin City is located in close proximity to the Benin River, situated approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) to the north, whilst its eastern perimeter lies 320 kilometres (200 mi) from Lagos via the arterial road network. [4]
Ikeja is the capital city of Lagos State in southwestern Nigeria. [2] Its population, as of the 2006 census, is 313 196.Prior to the emergence of military rule in the early 1980s, [3] Ikeja was a well planned, clean and quiet residential and commercial town with shopping malls, pharmacies and government reservation areas.
Gwandu, also called Gando, is a town and emirate in Kebbi State, Nigeria.The seat of government for the emirate [1] [2] and district of this name is in Birnin Kebbi, which is the capital of Kebbi State and was capital of the historical Kingdom of Kebbi. [3]