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Road distance from Abuja (FCT) to state capital (km)

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Road distance from Abuja (FCT) to each state capital, in kilometres. A reference table covering the 36 state capitals. Source: National Bureau of Statistics.

Reference period

2023

36 states

Observations

36

Coverage

36 states

state

Ranked breakdown

Road distance from Abuja (FCT) to state capital (km) · Kilometres · 36 states

Single release · 2023

Road distance from Abuja (FCT) to state capital (km), Kilometres — a single-release cross-section for 2023, 36 categories ranked high to low. Every exact value is listed in the table below.
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Road distance from Abuja (FCT) to state capital (km) — single release for 2023, 36 categories ranked high to low (Kilometres).
#CategoryValue (Kilometres)
1Yobe (Damaturu)957
2Borno (Maiduguri)918
3Adamawa (Yola)855
4Lagos (Ikeja)761
5Sokoto (Sokoto)748
6Ogun (Abeokuta)740
7Cross River (Calabar)729
8Taraba (Jalingo)691
9Bayelsa (Yenagoa)647
10Oyo (Ibadan)645
11Rivers (Port Harcourt)616
12Gombe (Gombe)606
13Akwa Ibom (Uyo)593
14Kebbi (Birnin Kebbi)573
15Katsina (Katsina)570
16Imo (Owerri)533
17Abia (Umuahia)513
18Jigawa (Dutse)512
19Zamfara (Gusau)490
20Kwara (Ilorin)482
21Ekiti (Ado Ekiti)480
22Ebonyi (Abakiliki)477
23Edo (Binin City)450
24Bauchi (Bauchi)445
25Anambra (Awka)440
26Osun (Oshogbo)428
27Ondo (Akure)420
28Delta (Asaba)404
29Kano (Kano)396
30Enugu (Enugu)393
31Plateau (Jos)313
32Benue (Makurdi)280
33Kogi (Lokoja)193
34Kaduna (Kaduna)186
35Nasarawa (Lafia)180
36Niger (Minna)156

Ranked high to low (Kilometres). This is a single release — a breakdown for 2023, not a trend. Every exact value is in the table below.

Source: NBS, Annual Abstract of Statistics 2023, ref. NGA-NBS-ABSTRACT · Prism

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Single release · 2023 — a breakdown across 36 categories, not a time series. Largest category: Yobe (Damaturu) (957).

Road distance from Abuja (FCT) to state capital (km) — composition for 2023: category and value, ranked.
CategoryValue (Kilometres)
Yobe (Damaturu)957
Borno (Maiduguri)918
Adamawa (Yola)855
Lagos (Ikeja)761
Sokoto (Sokoto)748
Ogun (Abeokuta)740
Cross River (Calabar)729
Taraba (Jalingo)691
Bayelsa (Yenagoa)647
Oyo (Ibadan)645
Rivers (Port Harcourt)616
Gombe (Gombe)606
Akwa Ibom (Uyo)593
Kebbi (Birnin Kebbi)573
Katsina (Katsina)570
Imo (Owerri)533
Abia (Umuahia)513
Jigawa (Dutse)512
Zamfara (Gusau)490
Kwara (Ilorin)482
Ekiti (Ado Ekiti)480
Ebonyi (Abakiliki)477
Edo (Binin City)450
Bauchi (Bauchi)445
Anambra (Awka)440
Osun (Oshogbo)428
Ondo (Akure)420
Delta (Asaba)404
Kano (Kano)396
Enugu (Enugu)393
Plateau (Jos)313
Benue (Makurdi)280
Kogi (Lokoja)193
Kaduna (Kaduna)186
Nasarawa (Lafia)180
Niger (Minna)156
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Last updated 2 August 2026

Annual Abstract of StatisticsNBS2023

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National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
Publication
Annual Abstract of Statistics 2023
Printed source caption
National Bureau of Statistics
Publication reference
NGA-NBS-ABSTRACT
Catalog record
Catalog 180
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"Road distance from Abuja (FCT) to state capital (km)", NBS, Annual Abstract of Statistics 2023, ref. NGA-NBS-ABSTRACT. Catalogued by Prism, https://prism-portal-sooty.vercel.app/statistics/nbs-topo-road-distance-abuja-to-state-capital-km-a-nga. Primary source: https://microdata.nigerianstat.gov.ng/index.php/catalog/180/download/1354/Annual_Abstract_2023.pdf.

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Source: NBS. Source publication: Annual Abstract of Statistics 2023. Publisher: National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Catalogued by Prism.