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Political, physical and population maps of Nigeria with its 37 first-level divisions, the capital Abuja and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Nigeria

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 37 units

Nigeria is divided into 37 first-level administrative divisions:

AbiaAdamawaAkwa IbomAnambraBauchiBayelsaBenueBornoCross RiverDeltaEbonyiEdoEkitiEnuguFederal Capital TerritoryGombeImoJigawaKadunaKanoKatsinaKebbiKogiKwaraLagosNassarawaNigerOgunOndoOsunOyoPlateauRiversSokotoTarabaYobeZamfara

Largest cities in Nigeria

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1Lagos9,466,000
2Kano3,140,000
3Ibadan2,628,000
4AbujaCapital1,576,000
5Kaduna1,442,000
6Benin City1,190,000
7Ikare1,099,931
8Port Harcourt1,020,000
9Ogbomosho951,000
10Aba897,560

Lagos is the largest urban area in Nigeria with about 9,466,000 people; the capital, Abuja, has about 1,576,000.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Nigeria: ≈ 2,425 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Ogun
  • Bénoué
  • Benue
  • Chari
  • Kaduna
  • Sokoto
  • Mariga
  • Niger
  • Bunga
  • Gongola
  • Komadugu Yobe
  • Hadejia

🏞️ Lakes

  • Kainji Reservoir

Ethnic groups in Nigeria

CIA World Factbook · 2018
Hausa
30%Yoruba
15.5%Igbo
15.2%Fulani
6%Tiv
2.4%Kanuri/Beriberi
2.4%Ibibio
1.8%Ijaw/Izon
1.8%other
24.9%

Hausa 30%, Yoruba 15.5%, Igbo (Ibo) 15.2%, Fulani 6%, Tiv 2.4%, Kanuri/Beriberi 2.4%, Ibibio 1.8%, Ijaw/Izon 1.8%, other 24.9% (2018 est.)

Regionally, Hausa is the most common ethnic group across most of the 37 divisions, while Yoruba predominates in 7 divisions (Kwara, Ogun, Oyo, Lagos, Osun, Ondo, …); Igbo predominates in 5 divisions (Abia, Ebonyi, Anambra, Enugu, Imo); Kanuri/Beriberi predominates in 2 divisions (Borno, Yobe); Fulani predominates in 2 divisions (Adamawa, Gombe).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2018 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Nigeria

CIA World Factbook · 2018
Muslim
53.5%Roman Catholic
10.6%other Christian
35.3%other
0.6%

Muslim 53.5%, Roman Catholic 10.6%, other Christian 35.3%, other 0.6% (2018 est.)

Regionally, Muslim is the most common religious group across most of the 37 divisions, while other Christian predominates in 16 divisions (Ogun, Lagos, Ondo, Ekiti, Benue, Plateau, …); Roman Catholic predominates in 4 divisions (Anambra, Enugu, Imo, Ebonyi).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2018 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Nigeria

CIA World Factbook

English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani, over 500 additional indigenous languages

Regionally, Hausa is the most common language group across most of the 37 divisions, while Yoruba predominates in 7 divisions (Kwara, Ogun, Oyo, Lagos, Osun, Ondo, …); Igbo (Ibo) predominates in 5 divisions (Abia, Ebonyi, Anambra, Enugu, Imo); Kanuri predominates in 2 divisions (Borno, Yobe); Ijaw predominates in 2 divisions (Bayelsa, Rivers).

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.