Most Populated Cities In Nigeria 2015

AFTER FEW RESEARCHES AND GATHERINGS ONLINE,
TMTN MAGAZINE HAS COME TO CONCLUDE THE MOST
POPULATED CITIES IN NIGERIA AS OF 2015, THE STATS
WE PUT HERE IS WHAT MOST OF THESE CITIES CLAIM TO
HAVE AS OF 2014/2015. WE NOTICED THE INCREASE IN
EACH CITIES SINCE 2006 HAS BEEN MASSIVE, THOUGH
NO OFFICIAL POPULATION CENSUS HAVE BEEN
CONDUCTED SINCE 2006, BUT RECENT ESTIMATES CLAIM
THIS IS WHAT THESE CITIES HAVE AS OF THE MOMENT.
TAKE YOUR TIME TO STUDY THE RECENT STATS WE'VE
COME TO CONCLUDE. WE HAVE 20 POPULOUS NIGERIAN
CITIES FEATURED ON THIS LIST.
THE TOP TEN MOST POPULOUS CITIES IN NIGERIA 2015
1] LAGOS
Lagos has been the most populated city in Nigeria for a
longtime, in 2006's population census lagos had 7,682,953
but now The population of Lagos according to the Lagos
State Government was 17.5 million, a number disputed by
the Nigerian Government and judged unreliable by the
National Population Commission of Nigeria. The latest
reports estimate the population at 21,642,797, making
Lagos the largest city in Africa. Officially lagos is known to
be the second fastest-growing city in Africa and the seventh
in the world.
2] KANO
Kano is a city in Kano state, which is the second largest
city in Nigeria. The Kano urban area covers 137 km2 and
comprises six local government areas (LGAs) — Kano
Municipal, Fagge, Dala, Gwale, Tarauni and Nassarawa with
a population of 2,163,225 at the 2006 Nigerian census. The
metropolitan area covers 499 km2 and comprises eight
LGAs — the six mentioned above plus Ungogo and
Kumbotso — with a population of 2,828,861 at the 2006
Nigerian census. Following the recent estimates by the
state government Kano can be said have increased by
almost a milion with 3,626,068.
3] IBADAN
Ibadan is the capital city of Oyo State and the third largest
metropolitan area, by population in Nigeria, In 2006
population census the city had up to 1,338,659 has the total
population after Lagos and Kano, But as of recent report the
city has a population of over 3 million, popualr estimation
states Ibadan has 3,500,000 as of 2015 Ibadan is also the
largest metropolitan geographical area. At Nigerian
independence, Ibadan was the largest and most populous
city in the country and the third in Africa after Cairo and
Johannesburg.
4] ABUJA
Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre
of Nigeria At the 2006 census, the city of Abuja had a
population of 776,298, making it one of the ten most
populous cities in Nigeria. Abuja has witnessed a huge
influx of people into the city; the growth
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