Country: Nigeria
Continent: Africa
Population: 427,760
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than one hundred thousand, Sokoto is closest to Gusau and farthest from Auckland. The closest foreign city is Maradi and the farthest domestic city is Calabar. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Sokoto is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Gusau, Nigeria | 114 |
 | Maradi, Niger | 128 |
| Katsina, Nigeria | 159 |
| Niamey, Niger | 213 |
| Zaria, Nigeria | 215 |
| Farthest Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Auckland, New Zealand | 10,670 |
| Tauranga, New Zealand | 10,646 |
| Hamilton, New Zealand | 10,622 |
| Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 10,394 |
| Wellington, New Zealand | 10,387 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Maradi, Niger | 128 |
| Niamey, Niger | 213 |
| Zinder, Niger | 257 |
 | Parakou, Benin | 311 |
 | Kara, Togo | 366 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | Miles | | Calabar, Nigeria | 595 | | Harcourt, Nigeria | 567 | | Abia, Nigeria | 547 | | Maiduguri, Nigeria | 541 | | Warri, Nigeria | 519 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Gusau, Nigeria | 114 |
| Maradi, Niger | 128 |
| Katsina, Nigeria | 159 |
| Niamey, Niger | 213 |
| Zaria, Nigeria | 215 |
| Farthest African Cities | Miles |  | Vacoas - Phoenix, Mauritius | 4,228 | | Beau Bassin - Rose Hill, Mauritius | 4,225 | | Port Louis, Mauritius | 4,225 |  | Saint-Denis (La Réunion), France | 4,133 | | Saint-Paul (La Réunion), France | 4,127 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | North Sinai, Egypt | 2,175 |
 | Izmir, Turkey | 2,203 |
 | Aqaba, Jordan | 2,218 |
| Nazilli, Turkey | 2,224 |
| Manisa, Turkey | 2,225 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | Miles |  | Jayapura, Indonesia | 9,319 | | Ambon, Indonesia | 8,498 |  | Dili, Timor-Leste | 8,392 | | Bitung, Indonesia | 8,212 | | Manado, Indonesia | 8,187 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Perth, Australia | 7,896 |
| Darwin, Australia | 8,786 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 9,170 |
| Hobart, Australia | 9,385 |
| Geelong, Australia | 9,397 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | Miles | | Auckland, New Zealand | 10,670 | | Tauranga, New Zealand | 10,646 | | Hamilton, New Zealand | 10,622 | | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 10,394 | | Wellington, New Zealand | 10,387 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Telde, Spain | 1,683 |
| Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Spain | 1,689 |
| Almería, Spain | 1,706 |
| Algeciras, Spain | 1,722 |
| Marbella, Spain | 1,732 |
| Farthest European Cities | Miles |  | Berezniki, Russia | 4,132 | | Zlatoust, Russia | 4,104 | | Perm, Russia | 4,069 | | Murmansk, Russia | 4,050 | | Syktivkar, Russia | 4,041 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | St. John's (NL), Canada | 4,076 |
| Halifax (NS), Canada | 4,553 |
 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | 4,728 |
| Caguas, Puerto Rico | 4,737 |
| San Juan, Puerto Rico | 4,737 |
| Farthest North American Cities | Miles |  | Honolulu (HI), United States of America | 9,808 | | Salinas (CA), United States of America | 7,577 | | Daly City (CA), United States of America | 7,575 | | San Francisco (CA), United States of America | 7,568 | | Sunnyvale (CA), United States of America | 7,568 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Natal, Brazil | 3,067 |
| Parnamirim, Brazil | 3,073 |
| Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 3,085 |
| Santa Rita, Brazil | 3,092 |
| Paulista, Brazil | 3,111 |
| Farthest South American Cities | Miles |  | Punta Arenas, Chile | 6,375 | | Puerto Montt, Chile | 6,215 | | Osorno, Chile | 6,206 | | Valdivia, Chile | 6,196 | | Temuco, Chile | 6,140 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Niamey | 213 |
| Farthest City From | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||