States & Regions of Nigeria

Lagos

17 cities · 19,427,885 people

Largest: Lagos

Oyo State

14 cities · 6,066,629 people

Largest: Ibadan

Kano State

5 cities · 4,988,300 people

Largest: Kano

Osun State

19 cities · 3,564,878 people

Largest: Osogbo

Kaduna State

10 cities · 3,186,408 people

Largest: Kaduna

FCT

2 cities · 2,787,367 people

Largest: Abuja

Anambra

11 cities · 2,692,744 people

Largest: Onitsha

Rivers State

7 cities · 2,513,970 people

Largest: Port Harcourt

Edo State

5 cities · 2,034,915 people

Largest: Benin City

Ondo State

6 cities · 2,008,505 people

Largest: Akure

Abia State

5 cities · 1,810,273 people

Largest: Aba

Ekiti State

11 cities · 1,618,720 people

Largest: Ado-Ekiti

Ogun State

8 cities · 1,585,467 people

Largest: Abeokuta

Borno State

11 cities · 1,545,015 people

Largest: Maiduguri

Delta

8 cities · 1,498,743 people

Largest: Warri

Kwara State

8 cities · 1,411,487 people

Largest: Ilorin

Niger State

12 cities · 1,248,559 people

Largest: Minna

Enugu State

6 cities · 1,247,702 people

Largest: Enugu

Sokoto

4 cities · 1,095,879 people

Largest: Sokoto

Plateau State

3 cities · 1,087,056 people

Largest: Jos

Adamawa

6 cities · 1,046,264 people

Largest: Yola

Katsina State

4 cities · 902,809 people

Largest: Katsina

Cross River State

5 cities · 876,513 people

Largest: Calabar

Akwa Ibom State

5 cities · 865,372 people

Largest: Uyo

Benue State

6 cities · 855,896 people

Largest: Makurdi

Bauchi

4 cities · 836,614 people

Largest: Bauchi

Gombe State

8 cities · 796,703 people

Largest: Gombe

Kogi State

8 cities · 790,545 people

Largest: Okene

Imo State

4 cities · 745,111 people

Largest: Owerri

Yobe State

7 cities · 505,034 people

Largest: Gashua

Ebonyi State

5 cities · 450,317 people

Largest: Abakaliki

Jigawa State

7 cities · 430,699 people

Largest: Chakwama

Zamfara State

5 cities · 403,106 people

Largest: Gusau

Bayelsa State

1 cities · 365,000 people

Largest: Yenagoa

Nasarawa State

6 cities · 302,315 people

Largest: Lafia

Kebbi

5 cities · 277,149 people

Largest: Birnin Kebbi

Taraba State

5 cities · 270,795 people

Largest: Jalingo