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Cities in Western Africa

Every capital plus every city over 100,000 people — 6,355 in all.

CitiesCountryPopulation
LagosNigeria15,388,000
AbidjanIvory Coast6,321,017
KanoNigeria4,910,000
BamakoCapitalMali4,227,569
IbadanNigeria3,649,000
AbujaCapitalNigeria2,690,000
DakarCapitalSenegal2,646,503
KumasiGhana2,544,530
OuagadougouCapitalBurkina Faso2,415,266
LoméCapitalTogo2,188,376
Port HarcourtNigeria2,120,000
AccraCapitalGhana1,963,264
ConakryCapitalGuinea1,928,389
CamayenneGuinea1,871,242
KadunaNigeria1,850,000
Benin CityNigeria1,782,000
OnitshaNigeria1,553,000
MonroviaCapitalLiberia1,542,549
AboboIvory Coast1,340,083
NiameyCapitalNiger1,323,691
NouakchottCapitalMauritania1,184,530
PikineSenegal1,170,791
AbaNigeria1,160,000
ToubaSenegal1,120,824
MaiduguriNigeria1,110,000
IlorinNigeria1,080,000
SokotoNigeria1,040,000
JosNigeria1,040,000
ZariaNigeria980,000
EnuguNigeria950,000
WarriNigeria910,000
Bobo-DioulassoBurkina Faso904,920
BouakéIvory Coast832,371
FreetownCapitalSierra Leone802,639
OyoNigeria736,072
AbeokutaNigeria735,000
AkureNigeria730,000
BauchiNigeria693,700
AgegeNigeria683,600
CotonouBenin679,012
KatsinaNigeria670,000
OsogboNigeria645,000
Ile-IfeNigeria560,000
GombeNigeria560,000
AjegunleNigeria550,000
OwerriNigeria545,000
CalabarNigeria540,000
Ebute IkoroduNigeria535,619
SaminakaNigeria500,000
OkeneNigeria479,178
IkareNigeria465,000
TamaleGhana464,316
YolaNigeria460,000
KorhogoIvory Coast440,926
BissauCapitalGuinea-Bissau439,704
UyoNigeria436,606
Ado-EkitiNigeria435,000
OgbomosoNigeria433,030
MinnaNigeria425,000
DaloaIvory Coast421,871
KoumassiIvory Coast412,282
LekkiNigeria401,272
BidaNigeria400,000
San-PédroIvory Coast390,654
MakurdiNigeria390,000
TakoradiGhana389,114
Abomey-CalaviBenin385,755
OndoNigeria375,000
UmuahiaNigeria370,000
IseyinNigeria365,300
YenagoaNigeria365,000
GbokoNigeria365,000
MaradiNiger361,702
Ijebu OdeNigeria360,000
SikassoMali349,324
ObalendeNigeria342,000
SerekundaGambia340,000
GuédiawayeSenegal329,659
IlesaNigeria325,000
ZinderNiger318,874
ThièsSenegal317,763
IkejaNigeria313,196
AkowonjoNigeria308,900
AlimoshoNigeria308,290
SapeleNigeria305,000
KaolackSenegal298,904
RufisqueSenegal295,459
SekondiGhana285,506
MbourSenegal284,189
Efon-AlaayeNigeria279,319
GagnoaIvory Coast277,044
OwoNigeria276,574
YamoussoukroCapitalIvory Coast275,686
Porto-NovoCapitalBenin264,320
ParakouBenin255,478
KenemaSierra Leone255,110
Ikot EkpeneNigeria254,806
Saint-LouisSenegal254,171
GodomèBenin253,262
Thiès NonesSenegal252,320
OtaNigeria251,546
IwoNigeria250,443
JimetaNigeria248,148
SinfraIvory Coast245,226
ManIvory Coast241,969
BoSierra Leone233,684
AtaniNigeria230,000
AliayabiagbaNigeria228,000
GusauNigeria226,857
NzérékoréGuinea226,426
MubiNigeria225,705
IkireNigeria222,160
KankanGuinea221,428
Rufisque estSenegal221,066
KoutialaMali218,031
ZiguinchorSenegal214,874
ShagamuNigeria214,558
MarcoryIvory Coast214,061
Cape CoastGhana212,426
SégouMali205,787
AtsiamanGhana202,932
UgepNigeria200,276
ChakwamaNigeria200,000
MushinNigeria199,000
KayesMali194,716
ManéahGuinea194,297
NnewiNigeria193,987
SurulereNigeria191,920
AshaimanGhana190,972
Ise-EkitiNigeria190,063
MoptiMali186,187
DubrékaGuinea182,296
ObuaseGhana179,604
Ila OrangunNigeria179,192
SakiNigeria178,677
OshodiNigeria170,870
AwkaNigeria167,738
Ijero-EkitiNigeria167,632
InisaNigeria164,161
SulejaNigeria162,135
KindiaGuinea161,024
KoudougouBurkina Faso160,239
EdeNigeria159,866
TahouaNiger159,468
DiourbelSenegal157,554
TemaGhana155,782
KisiNigeria155,510
ShomoluNigeria154,390
KoforiduaGhana151,255
AgadezNiger149,549
TambacoundaSenegal149,071
Kalaban KoroMali148,247
SiguiriGuinea148,018
NouadhibouMauritania146,048
Teshi Old TownGhana144,013
BondoukouIvory Coast141,568
IreweNigeria139,494
GbonganNigeria139,485
Sekondi-TakoradiGhana138,872
EjigboNigeria138,357
DabouIvory Coast138,083
PraiaCapitalCape Verde137,868
DixinnGuinea137,287
FuntuaNigeria136,811
IgbohoNigeria136,764
DivoIvory Coast136,627
SaabaBurkina Faso136,011
BugumaNigeria135,404
IkirunNigeria134,240
AbakalikiNigeria134,102
AnyamaIvory Coast133,905
OkrikaNigeria133,271
GaoMali133,110
SoubréIvory Coast131,181
AbengourouIvory Coast130,810
HoGhana130,701
KatiMali130,254
KoiduSierra Leone128,030
AmaigboNigeria127,300
LafiaNigeria127,236
GashuaNigeria125,817
OuahigouyaBurkina Faso124,587
KayaBurkina Faso121,970
BononIvory Coast119,938
ModakekeNigeria119,529
AmanfromGhana119,467
BamaNigeria118,121
IlobuNigeria118,089
AbomeyBenin117,824
SokodéTogo117,811
JalingoNigeria117,757
BanforaBurkina Faso117,452
DuekouéIvory Coast117,023
KissidougouGuinea116,019
OkigweNigeria115,499
OffaNigeria113,830
LougaSenegal113,365
KamsarGuinea113,350
Esuk OronNigeria112,033
NsukkaNigeria111,017
NguruNigeria111,014
HadejiaNigeria110,753
Ijebu-IgboNigeria109,261
UromiNigeria108,608
Birnin KebbiNigeria108,164
LabéGuinea107,571
ArlitNiger106,448
PindigaNigeria106,322
AzareNigeria105,687
BouafléIvory Coast104,209
KaraTogo104,207
SéguélaIvory Coast103,980
NkporNigeria103,733
KoldaSenegal103,574
SanMali103,227
Ikere-EkitiNigeria103,054
LafiagiNigeria102,779
TivaouaneSenegal102,658
MbakéSenegal101,451
Medina EstatesGhana101,207
DaoukroIvory Coast101,136
Twifu PrasoGhana100,851
TiéboSenegal100,289
AlasiaNigeria100,000
BanjulCapitalGambia37,274
JamestownCapitalSaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha637

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)