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Nigerian cities are categorized into three types; there is the "Metropolis", which is characterized by having more than one Local Government Areas (LGAs). These types 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 ...
Map of Nigeria. Lagos, Lagos. Kano, Kano State, second-most populous city by census 2006. Ibadan, Oyo State, third-most populous. This is a list of populated places in Nigeria. Cities in bold are among the fourteenth-most populous in the country (covered in more detail at List of Nigerian cities by population ): Port Harcourt City Center ...
Nigeria has a young population overall, with 42.54% of inhabitants between the ages of 0–14. [ 1 ] [ 18 ] There is also a very high dependency ratio at 88.2 dependants per 100 non-dependants. [ 1 ] The three main religious groups are Muslims (estimated to be 53.5% of the total population), Christians (estimated at 45.9%), and adherents of ...
Lagos (/ ˈ l eɪ ɡ ɒ s / LAY-goss; [10] [11] also US: / ˈ l ɑː ɡ oʊ s / LAH-gohss; [11] [12] Yoruba: Èkó), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria.With an upper population estimate of 21 million, it is the largest city in Nigeria, and the most populous urban area on the African continent.
Oyo State is a state in southwestern Nigeria.Its capital is Ibadan, the third most populous city in the country and formerly the second most populous city in Africa. [8] Oyo State is bordered to the north by Kwara State for 337 km, to the southeast by Osun State for 187 km, partly across the River Osun, and to the south by Ogun State, and to the west by the Republic of Benin for 98 km.
217,313 km 2 (83,905 sq mi) Location of Nigeria. Satellite image of Nigeria. Nigeria is a country in West Africa. It shares land borders with the Republic of Benin to the west, Chad and Cameroon to the east, and Niger to the north. [ 1] Its coast lies on the Gulf of Guinea in the south and it borders Lake Chad to the northeast.
List of state capitals of Nigeria. The following is a list of Nigerian state capitals . State. Capital. Abia. Umuahia. Adamawa. Yola. Akwa Ibom.
Subcategories. This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total. Metropolitan areas of Nigeria (1 P) People by populated place in Nigeria (3 C) Populated places in Nigeria by state (40 C)