Country: Nigeria
Continent: Africa
Population: 7,937,932
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than five hundred thousand, Lagos is closest to Ikorodu and farthest from Auckland. The closest foreign city is Cotonou and the farthest domestic city is Maiduguri. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Lagos is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Ikorodu, Nigeria | 12 |
| Abeokuta, Nigeria | 50 |
 | Cotonou, Benin | 68 |
| Ibadan, Nigeria | 74 |
| Ogbomosho, Nigeria | 129 |
| Farthest Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Auckland, New Zealand | 10,268 |
 | Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 9,979 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 9,978 |
| Newcastle, Australia | 9,710 |
| Sydney, Australia | 9,646 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Cotonou, Benin | 68 |
 | Lomé, Togo | 153 |
 | Accra, Ghana | 256 |
| Kumasi, Ghana | 347 |
| Tamale, Ghana | 357 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | Miles | | Maiduguri, Nigeria | 761 | | Kano, Nigeria | 517 | | Jos, Nigeria | 444 | | Kaduna, Nigeria | 392 | | Makurdi, Nigeria | 362 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Ikorodu, Nigeria | 12 |
| Abeokuta, Nigeria | 50 |
| Cotonou, Benin | 68 |
| Ibadan, Nigeria | 74 |
| Ogbomosho, Nigeria | 129 |
| Farthest African Cities | Miles |  | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 3,475 |  | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 3,133 | | Durban, South Africa | 3,097 |  | Maputo, Mozambique | 2,966 | | Cape Town, South Africa | 2,945 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Jiddah, Saudi Arabia | 2,605 |
| Makkah, Saudi Arabia | 2,642 |
 | Izmir, Turkey | 2,654 |
| At-Ta'If, Saudi Arabia | 2,676 |
 | Jerusalem, Israel | 2,692 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | Miles |  | Chiba, Japan | 8,403 | | Funabashi, Japan | 8,395 | | Yokohama, Japan | 8,389 | | Kawasaki, Japan | 8,389 | | Tokyo, Japan | 8,382 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Perth, Australia | 7,771 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 8,984 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 9,203 |
| Sydney, Australia | 9,646 |
| Newcastle, Australia | 9,710 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | Miles | | Auckland, New Zealand | 10,268 | | Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 9,979 | | Brisbane, Australia | 9,978 | | Newcastle, Australia | 9,710 | | Sydney, Australia | 9,646 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Málaga, Spain | 2,142 |
| Seville, Spain | 2,210 |
 | Palermo, Italy | 2,267 |
| Valencia, Spain | 2,285 |
| Madrid, Spain | 2,380 |
| Farthest European Cities | Miles |  | Perm, Russia | 4,528 | | Ufa, Russia | 4,409 | | Izhevsk, Russia | 4,391 | | Naberezhnye Tchelny, Russia | 4,319 | | Orenburg, Russia | 4,281 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Santo Domingo East, Dominican Republic | 4,991 |
| Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 4,998 |
| Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | 5,044 |
 | Boston (MA), United States of America | 5,130 |
 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | 5,152 |
| Farthest North American Cities | Miles | | San Francisco (CA), United States of America | 7,817 | | San Jose (CA), United States of America | 7,807 | | Los Angeles (CA), United States of America | 7,724 | | San Diego (CA), United States of America | 7,704 |  | Tijuana, Mexico | 7,704 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Natal, Brazil | 2,796 |
| Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 2,801 |
| Recife, Brazil | 2,824 |
| Maceió, Brazil | 2,916 |
| Fortaleza, Brazil | 2,981 |
| Farthest South American Cities | Miles |  | Chiclayo, Peru | 5,817 |  | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 5,783 | | Trujillo, Peru | 5,774 | | Callao, Peru | 5,682 | | Lima, Peru | 5,677 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Ikorodu | 12 |
| Farthest City From | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||