The population of Nigeria’s Local Government Areas (LGAs) as at 2006 census

Local Government Area	Population
Abadam	100,180
Abaji	58,444
Abak	139,090
Abakaliki	151,723
Aba North	107,488
Aba South	423,852
Abeokuta North	201,329
Abeokuta South	250,278
Abi	144,802
Aboh-Mbaise	195,652
Abua/Odual	282,988
Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC)	778,567
Adavi	202,194
Ado	178,882
Ado Ekiti	308,621
Ado-Odo/Ota	526,565
Afijio	134,173
Afikpo North	156,611
Afikpo South	157,072
Agaie	132,907
Agatu	115,523
Agege	459,939
Aguata	370,172
Agwara	57,413
Ahiazu-Mbaise	170,902
Ahoada East	166,747
Ahoada West	249,425
Aiyedade	150,392
Aiyedire	75,846
Aiyekire	148,193
Ajaokuta	122,321
Ajeromi-Ifelodun	684,105
Ajingi	174,137
Akamkpa	151,125
Akinyele	211,359
Akko	337,853
Akoko-Edo	262,110
Akoko North East	175,409
Akoko North West	213,792
Akoko South East	82,426
Akoko South West	229,486
Akpabuyo	271,395
Akuku Toru	156,006
Akure North	131,587
Akure South	353,211
Akwanga	113,430
Albasu	190,153
Aleiro	65,973
Alimosho	1,277,714
Alkaleri	329,424
Amuwo-Odofin	318,166
Anambra East	153,331
Anambra West	167,416
Anaocha	285,002
Andoni	211,009
Aninri	133,723
Aniocha North	104,711
Aniocha South	140,604
Anka	142,280
Ankpa	267,353
Apa	96,765
Apapa	217,362
Ardo-Kola	86,921
Arewa-Dandi	184,030
Argungu	195,484
Arochukwu	170,206
Asa	126,435
Asari-Toru	220,100
Askira/Uba	138,091
Atakunmosa East	76,197
Atakunmosa West	68,643
Atiba	169,702
Atisbo	110,792
Augie	117,287
Auyo	132,001
Awe	112,574
Awgu	198,134
Awka North	112,608
Awka South	189,049
Ayamelum	158,410
Babura	208,101
Badagry	241,093
Bagudo	237,817
Bagwai	162,847
Bakassi	32,385
Bakori	149,371
Bakura	186,905
Balanga	212,549
Bali	208,935
Bama	269,986
Barde	139,782
Barkin Ladi	175,267
Baruten	209,459
Bassa	186,859
Bassa	139,993
Batagarawa	184,575
Batsari	208,978
Bauchi	493,810
Baure	197,425
Bayo	78,978
Bebeji	188,859
Bekwarra	105,822
Bende	192,111
Biase	169,183
Bichi	277,099
Bida	188,181
Billiri	202,144
Bindawa	152,356
Binji	105,027
Biriniwa	142,329
Birnin-Gwari	252,363
Birnin Kebbi	268,420
Birnin Kudu	313,373
Birnin Magaji/Kiyaw	178,619
Biu	176,072
Bodinga	175,406
Bogoro	84,215
Boki	186,141
Bokkos	178,454
Boluwaduro	70,775
Bomadi	86,644
Bonny	215,358
Borgu	171,965
Boripe	139,358
Bosso	147,359
Brass	185,049
Buji	97,371
Bukkuyum	211,633
Bungudu	257,917
Bunkure	170,891
Bunza	121,461
Bursari	109,124
Buruku	203,721
Burutu	209,666
Bwari	227,216
Calabar-Municipal	179,392
Calabar South	191,630
Chanchaga	201,429
Charanchi	137,613
Chibok	66,105
Chikun	368,250
Dala	418,777
Damaturu	88,014
Damban	150,922
Dambatta	207,968
Damboa	231,573
Dandi	144,273
Dandume	145,739
Dange-Shuni	194,546
Danja	125,703
Dan Musa	113,691
Darazo	251,597
Dass	89,943
Daura	219,721
Dawakin Kudu	225,389
Dawakin Tofa	247,875
Degema	249,773
Dekina	260,312
Demsa	180,251
Dikwa	105,909
Disputed Areas	20,253
Doguwa	151,181
Doma	139,607
Donga	134,111
Dukku	207,190
Dunukofia	96,382
Dutse	246,143
Dutsi	120,023
Dutsin-Ma	169,671
Eastern Obolo	60,543
Ebonyi	126,837
Edati	160,321
Ede North	83,831
Ede South	76,035
Edu	201,469
Efon	86,941
Egbado North	181,826
Egbado South	168,850
Egbeda	281,573
Egbedore	74,435
Egor	339,899
Ehime-Mbano	130,931
Ejigbo	132,641
Ekeremor	270,257
Eket	172,557
Ekiti	54,850
Ekiti East	137,955
Ekiti South West	165,277
Ekiti West	179,892
Ekwusigo	158,231
Eleme	190,884
Emuoha	201,901
Emure	93,884
Enugu East	279,089
Enugu North	244,852
Enugu South	198,723
Epe	181,409
Esan Central	105,310
Esan North East	119,346
Esan South East	167,721
Esan West	125,842
Ese-Odo	154,978
Esit Eket	63,701
Essien Udim	192,668
Etche	249,454
Ethiope East	200,792
Ethiope West	203,592
Etim Ekpo	105,418
Etinan	169,284
Eti-Osa	287,785
Etsako Central	94,575
Etsako East	145,996
Etsako West	197,609
Etung	80,196
Ewekoro	55,156
Ezeagu	169,718
Ezinihitte	165,593
Ezza North	145,619
Ezza South	133,205
Fagge	198,828
Fakai	121,212
Faskari	196,035
Fika	136,895
Fufore	207,287
Funakaye	236,087
Fune	300,760
Funtua	225,571
Gabasawa	211,055
Gada	248,267
Gagarawa	80,394
Gamawa	286,388
Ganjuwa	280,468
Ganye	164,087
Garki	152,233
Garko	162,500
Garum Mallam	116,494
Gashaka	87,781
Gassol	244,749
Gaya	201,016
Gbako	127,466
Gboko	358,936
Geidam	157,295
Gezawa	282,069
Giade	156,969
Girie	129,995
Giwa	286,427
Gokana	228,828
Gombe	268,000
Gombi	146,429
Goronyo	182,296
Gubio	152,778
Gudu	95,544
Gujba	130,088
Gulani	103,510
Guma	191,599
Gumel	107,161
Gummi	204,539
Gurara	90,974
Guri	115,018
Gusau	383,162
Guyuk	177,785
Guzamala	95,648
Gwadabawa	231,358
Gwagwalada	157,770
Gwale	362,059
Gwandu	151,019
Gwaram	272,582
Gwarzo	183,987
Gwer East	163,647
Gwer West	122,145
Gwiwa	124,517
Gwoza	276,312
Hadejia	105,628
Hawul	120,314
Hong	169,126
Ibadan North	306,795
Ibadan North East	330,399
Ibadan North West	152,834
Ibadan South East	266,046
Ibadan South West	282,585
Ibaji	128,129
Ibarapa Central	102,979
Ibarapa East	118,226
Ibarapa North	101,092
Ibeju/Lekki	117,481
Ibeno	75,380
Ibesikpo Asutan	137,101
Ibi	84,054
Ibiono Ibom	189,640
Idah	79,815
Idanre	129,024
Ideato North	158,406
Ideato South	159,879
Idemili North	430,783
Idemili south	207,683
Ido	103,261
Idosi-Osi	159,114
Ifako-Ijaye	427,878
Ife Central	167,254
Ifedayo	37,058
Ifedore	176,327
Ife East	188,087
Ifelodun	206,042
Ifelodun	96,748
Ife North	153,694
Ife South	135,338
Ifo	524,837
Igabi	430,229
Igalamela-Odolu	148,020
Igbo-Etiti	209,248
Igbo-Eze North	259,431
Igbo-Eze South	147,328
Igueben	69,639
Ihiala	302,158
Ihitte/Uboma	120,744
Ijebu East	110,196
Ijebu North	284,336
Ijebu North East	67,634
Ijebu Ode	154,032
Ijero	221,405
Ijumu	119,929
Ika	72,939
Ika North East	183,657
Ikara	193,926
Ika South	162,594
Ikeduru	149,316
Ikeja	313,196
Ikenne	118,735
Ikere	147,355
Ikole	168,436
Ikom	162,383
Ikono	131,904
Ikorodu	535,619
Ikot Abasi	132,023
Ikot Ekpene	143,077
Ikpoba-Okha	371,106
Ikwerre	189,726
Ikwo	214,604
Ikwuano	137,993
Ila	62,049
Ilaje	290,615
Ilejemeje	43,530
Ile-Oluji-Okeigbo	172,870
Ilesha East	106,586
Ilesha West	103,555
Illela	150,489
Ilorin East	204,310
Ilorin South	208,691
Ilorin West	364,666
Imeko-Afon	82,217
Ingawa	169,753
Ini	99,196
Ipokia	150,426
Irele	145,166
Irepo	122,553
Irepodun	119,497
Irepodun	148,610
Irepodun/Ifelodun	129,149
Irewole	143,599
Isa	146,103
Ise/Orun	113,754
Iseyin	256,926
Ishielu	151,048
Isiala Mbano	198,736
Isiala-Ngwa North	153,734
Isiala-Ngwa South	134,762
Isin	59,738
Isi-Uzo	148,415
Isokan	103,177
Isoko North	144,155
Isoko South	227,712
Isu	164,468
Isuikwato	114,442
Itas/Gadau	229,996
Itesiwaju	128,652
Itu	127,033
Ivo	120,919
Iwajowa	102,980
Iwo	191,377
Izzi	234,072
Jaba	155,377
Jada	168,473
Jahun	229,094
Jakusko	229,083
Jalingo	139,845
Jama’are	117,883
Jega	193,352
Jema’a	278,735
Jere	211,204
Jibia	169,748
Jos East	85,602
Jos North	429,300
Jos South	306,716
Kabba/Bunu	145,446
Kabo	153,828
Kachia	244,274
Kaduna North	357,694
Kaduna South	402,390
Kafin Hausa	271,058
Kafur	202,884
Kaga	90,015
Kagarko	240,943
Kaiama	124,164
Kaita	184,401
Kajola	200,997
Kajuru	110,868
Kala/Balge	60,797
Kalgo	85,403
Kaltungo	149,805
Kanam	165,898
Kankara	245,739
Kanke	121,424
Kankia	151,434
Kano Municipal	365,525
Karasuwa	106,992
Karaye	141,407
Karim-Lamido	195,844
Karu	205,477
Katagum	295,970
Katcha	122,176
Katsina	318,459
Katsina-Ala	224,718
Kaugama	127,956
Kaura	222,579
Kauran Namoda	281,367
Kauru	170,008
Kazaure	161,494
Keana	79,253
Kebbe	124,658
Keffi	92,664
Khana	294,217
Kibiya	136,736
Kirfi	147,618
Kiri Kasama	191,523
Kiru	264,781
Kiyawa	172,913
Kogi	115,900
Koko/Besse	154,605
Kokona	109,749
Kolokuma/Opokuma	77,292
Konduga	156,564
Konshisha	225,672
Kontagora	151,944
Kosofe	665,393
Kubau	282,045
Kudan	138,992
Kuje	97,367
Kukawa	203,864
Kumbotso	295,979
Kunchi	111,018
Kura	144,601
Kurfi	117,581
Kurmi	91,531
Kusada	99,267
Kwali	85,837
Kwami	195,298
Kwande	248,697
Kware	133,899
Kwaya Kusar	56,500
Lafia	330,712
Lagelu	147,957
Lagos Island	209,437
Lagos Mainland	317,720
Lamurde	112,803
Langtang North	140,643
Langtang South	106,305
Lapai	110,127
Lau	96,590
Lavun	209,917
Lere	331,161
Logo	169,063
Lokoja	195,261
Machina	61,606
Madagali	134,827
Madobi	136,623
Mafa	103,518
Magama	181,653
Magumeri	140,231
Mai’adua	201,178
Maiduguri	521,492
Maigatari	179,715
Maiha	111,215
Maiyama	175,686
Makarfi	146,259
Makoda	222,399
Makurdi	297,398
Malam Madori	161,413
Malumfashi	182,920
Mangu	294,931
Mani	176,966
Maradun	210,852
Mariga	199,430
Marte	129,370
Maru	291,900
Mashegu	215,022
Mashi	173,134
Matazu	115,325
Mayo-Belwa	153,129
Mbaitoli	237,555
Mbo	104,012
Michika	155,302
Miga	128,424
Mikang	97,411
Minjibir	213,794
Misau	263,487
Mkpat Enin	178,036
Moba	146,496
Mobbar	116,654
Mokwa	244,937
Monguno	109,851
Mopa-Muro	44,037
Moro	108,792
Mubi North	151,072
Mubi South	128,937
Musawa	171,714
Mushin	633,009
Muya	103,651
Nafada	138,185
Nangere	87,823
Nassarawa	596,669
Nassarawa	189,835
Nassarawa Egon	149,129
Ndokwa East	103,171
Ndokwa West	149,325
Nembe	130,931
Ngala	237,071
Nganzai	99,799
Ngaski	124,766
Ngor-Okpala	159,932
Nguru	150,632
Ningi	387,192
Njaba	145,110
Njikoka	148,465
Nkanu East	148,774
Nkanu West	146,695
Nkwerre	80,152
Nnewi North	157,569
Nnewi South	233,658
Nsit Atai	74,595
Nsit Ibom	108,611
Nsit Ubium	128,231
Nsukka	309,633
Numan	90,723
Nwangele	128,472
Obafemi-Owode	228,851
Obanliku	110,324
Obi	148,874
Obi	98,855
Obi Ngwa	181,439
Obio/Akpor	464,789
Obokun	116,511
Obot Akara	148,281
Obowo	118,114
Obubra	172,444
Obudu	160,106
Odeda	109,449
Odigbo	230,351
Odogbolu	127,123
Odo-Otin	134,110
Odukpani	192,444
Offa	89,674
Ofu	192,169
Ogbadibo	128,707
Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni	284,010
Ogbaru	221,879
Ogbia	179,926
Ogbmosho South	100,815
Ogbomosho North	198,720
Ogoja	171,901
Ogo Oluwa	65,184
Ogori/Magongo	39,622
Ogu/Bolo	74,683
Ogun Waterside	72,935
Oguta	143,008
Ohafia	245,144
Ohaji/Egbema	182,538
Ohaozara	148,626
Ohaukwu	196,337
Ohimini	71,482
Oji-River	126,587
Ojo	598,071
Oju	170,236
Oke-Ero	57,619
Okehi	199,999
Okene	320,260
Okigwe	132,237
Okitipupa	233,565
Okobo	104,057
Okpe	130,029
Okpokwu	176,647
Okrika	222,026
Olamabolo	160,152
Ola-Oluwa	76,593
Olorunda	131,761
Olorunsogo	81,759
Oluyole	202,725
Omala	108,402
Omumma	100,366
Ona-Ara	265,059
Ondo East	74,758
Ondo West	283,672
Onicha	236,828
Onitsha North	124,942
Onitsha South	136,662
Onna	123,373
Opobo/Nkoro	151,511
Oredo	374,671
Orelope	104,441
Orhionmwon	182,717
Oriade	148,617
Ori Ire	150,628
Orlu	142,717
Orolu	103,077
Oron	87,461
Orsu	120,003
Oru East	111,822
Oruk Anam	172,654
Orumba North	172,405
Orumba South	187,198
Oru West	117,492
Ose	144,901
Oshimili North	115,316
Oshimili South	149,603
Oshodi-Isolo	621,509
Osisioma Ngwa	219,632
Osogbo	156,694
Oturkpo	261,666
Ovia North East	153,849
Ovia South West	135,356
Owan East	154,385
Owan West	97,388
Owerri-Municipal	127,213
Owerri North	175,395
Owerri West	99,265
Owo	218,886
Oye	134,210
Oyi	168,029
Oyigbo	122,687
Oyo East	123,846
Oyo West	136,236
Oyun	94,253
Paikoro	158,086
Pankshin	191,685
Patani	67,707
Pategi	112,317
Port-Harcourt	541,115
Potiskum	205,876
Qua’an Pan	196,929
Rabah	149,165
Rafi	181,929
Rano	145,439
Remo North	59,911
Rijau	176,053
Rimi	153,744
Rimin Gado	104,790
Ringim	192,024
Riyom	131,557
Rogo	227,742
Roni	77,819
Sabon Birni	207,599
Sabon-Gari	286,871
Sabuwa	136,050
Safana	183,779
Sagbama	187,146
Sakaba	89,937
Saki East	110,223
Saki West	278,002
Sandamu	137,287
Sanga	149,333
Sapele	171,888
Sardauna	224,437
Shagamu	253,412
Shagari	156,413
Shanga	127,146
Shani	102,317
Shanono	140,607
Shelleng	149,069
Shendam	208,017
Shinkafi	135,649
Shira	234,014
Shiroro	235,404
Shomgom	151,520
Shomolu	402,673
Silame	104,378
Soba	293,270
Sokoto North	232,846
Sokoto South	194,914
Song	192,697
Southern Ijaw	319,413
Suleja	216,578
Sule Tankarkar	130,849
Sumaila	253,661
Suru	150,230
Surulere	503,975
Surulere	142,070
Tafa	83,544
Tafawa-Balewa	219,988
Tai	117,797
Takai	202,743
Takum	135,349
Talata Mafara	215,178
Tambuwal	224,931
Tangaza	113,853
Tarauni	221,367
Tarka	79,494
Tarmua	77,204
Taura	131,757
Tofa	97,734
Toro	350,404
Toto	119,077
Toungo	52,040
Tsafe	266,008
Tsanyawa	157,680
Tudun Wada	231,742
Tureta	68,370
Udenu	178,466
Udi	234,002
Udu	143,361
Udung Uko	53,278
Ughelli North	321,028
Ughelli South	213,576
Ugwunagbo	82,618
Uhunmwonde	120,813
Ukanafun	127,033
Ukum	216,930
Ukwa East	58,865
Ukwa West	88,555
Ukwuani	120,390
Umuahia North	220,660
Umuahia South	138,570
Umu-Nneochi	163,928
Ungogo	369,657
Unuimo	99,247
Uruan	118,300
Urue-Offong/Oruko	71,159
Ushongo	188,341
Ussa	92,017
Uvwie	191,472
Uyo	309,573
Uzo-Uwani	124,480
Vandeikya	230,120
Wamako	179,619
Wamba	72,894
Warawa	128,787
Warji	114,720
Warri North	137,300
Warri South	303,417
Warri South West	116,681
Wasagu/Danko	265,203
Wase	161,714
Wudil	185,189
Wukari	241,546
Wurno	162,307
Wushishi	81,783
Yabo	115,011
Yagba East	140,150
Yagba West	149,023
Yakurr	196,450
Yala	210,843
Yamaltu/Deba	255,248
Yankwashi	95,759
Yauri	99,777
Yenegoa	353,344
Yola North	198,247
Yola South	194,607
Yorro	89,410
Yunusari	125,821
Yusufari	111,086
Zaki	191,457
Zango	154,743
Zangon-Kataf	316,370
Zarki	408,198
Zing	127,363
Zurmi	293,837
Zuru	165,547