dayokanu:

^^ By my own reckoning cities should be ranked by population (most importantly)

I cant find any definition of a city which excludes the large Population

alj_harem:

Ok here it is

Note ranking is done based on the world standared and in the ordered

Urban Area Rank       City Pop Rank            City   City Population                              Urban Area Population
27                                       15                  Lagos     8029200                                            9123200
88                                     53                   Kano         3248700                                            3519500
78                                     54                  Ibadan       3078400                                            3670400
259                                     151                 Kaduna     1458900                                            1458900
324                                   255           Port Harcourt     1053900                                            1190600
392                           256                       Benin     1051600                                            1051600
428                                282                     Maiduguri         971700                                            971700
469                                  304               Zaria     898900                                             898900
468                                350                       Aba     784500                                             899100
554                               371                       Ilorin             756400                                             756400
563                              377                      Jos     742100                                             742100
[s]420                               386                 Ogbomosho     726300                                             985600[/s]
[s]656                       456                     Oyo     620400                                             620400[/s]
621                             479                   Enugu             593300                                             662800
597                         560                Abeokuta             529700                                             698100
413                             594                   Onitsha             509500                                            1001000
817                            609                   Warri      500900                                               500900
818                             610                   Sokoto      500500                                             500500
[s]885                            694                  Okene      444900                                              444900[/s]
899                            713                Calabar      431200                                              431200
302                            729                  Oshogbo       421000                                              1309900
954                            797                    Katsina      387000                                               387000
984                            844                   Akure       369700                                              369700
[s]1121                   1012                   Ife                   313400                                            313400[/s]


etc

http://www.mongabay.com/igapo/Nigeria.htm

Nchara:

That's based on pop only and we know how distorted our pop acquiring procedures are. Its not finicky to me, sorry.

An urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations,

Nchara:

I already acknowledged that but still maintain that it is only one of the factors, as data from cities outside Nigeria suggest too. So what is your cut off (100K, 200K, 1000K?) population? Most Nigerian towns have pops of 100K+

A ''city'' of 200k that has no single industry of note and must depend on good and services from a city of 50 k is a no brainer to me.

dayokanu:

Since Africa is not known for industries why should we now base it on it?

Ogbomosho and Oyo have several educational institutions , they also have their own small scale industries

They have the needed POPULATION and land mass to categorize them as cities

apocalypse:

@ poster
Going by your judgements of other "cities" even Umuahia wouldn't make it to city status. I think your post has tribal emphasis , think not ?

Nchara:

Every Nigerian town has one small scale industry or another. What is your population cut-off that we can determine from?
Africa is not known for industries? What is Lagos, Nnewi, Aba, Kano, P.H. Ibadan known for again?

If we go by industries, then Agbara in Ogun state should be a city.

Ogbomosho has LAUTech, Oyo has Adeyemi Col of Edu. What else do they have? So do other smaller towns such as Otta, Umudike, Ekpoma etc. Are they also cities?

Only pop can ever classify Ogbomosho as a city but then we need to have a cut= off so that other towns within that cut-off will be added as cities too.

austin2002:

dayokanu, That you came from donkey Bottom doesn't allow you to say something out of  your stench mouth.Like I said whoever talk poo about Ojukwu,Biafrans etc, God of Abraham,God of Moses will render his or her  family useless.And watch dayokanu your family is about to be gone in a heart bit. poo bag like you gotten mouth to talk about Ojukwe.Get some real education on the War before useless cockcroach like you say something else. I bet you dare   go to Ojukwu's place and repeat that, coward poo bag.Again may the Spirits of the fallen Biafrans fall on your family and let them and u suffer a terrible death Amen.

dayokanu:

Any place with a population of over 300k deserves a city status.

Ibadan for one is not known for industries but as a huge population center Same with kano. How many of those cities you listed are capital cities?

Ogbomoso and Oyo have huge populations, Has Higher institutions, has a large expanse of Land Those are factors which qualify it for a city status

Abagworo:

A city has to be planned and must have high rises and public buildings. Population does not matter much. Oklahoma city has only just over half a million inhabitants but is a city. In Nigeria a place like Abeokuta with over half a million people still looks like a large densely populated village. Same goes for Akure, Aba, Oshogbo-Ede, Onitsha, Aba, Kano, Zaria, Benin.  They lack high ways, well layed out streets and High rises. Take a look at Lagos(Particularly the Island not Ikorodu,Surulere or Ikeja) and Abuja, while driving there you will have the feel of a city.

Yinkay:

There is Umuakwu City in Nsullu ,Isiala Ngwa North in Abia State, where re welcomed there as a Youth Corper some years ago with frothing Palmwine during endurance trek, so Abia will have Aba,Umuahia and Umuakwu,

JamesDoe:



Cities (except govt fiat ones) are organic but states and their boundaries have been arbitrarily drawn.

Yinkay:

There is Umuakwu City in Nsullu ,Isiala Ngwa North in Abia State, where re welcomed there as a Youth Corper some years ago with frothing Palmwine during endurance trek, so Abia will have Aba,Umuahia and Umuakwu,  

dayokanu:

Any place with a population of over 300k deserves a city status.

Nchara:

Umuahia is a state capital. All Nigerian state capitals are automatically cities (going by the norm in Nigeria). Take your stoopid tribalism to your bedroom. Thanks.

scholes0:

Dude, why are you talking out of your Bottom??
Have U ever been to Okene before??

Yeah right, that was what I thought about Okene, before I travelled there./,  It is a BIG CITY, with thriving Commerce, everywhere, arguably one of the most important cities in Central Nigeria.
Apparently, someone here thinks Okene is a ''glorified village''

that u dont know nathing about Okene, doesen't mean, Millions of other Nigerians don't.