🇳🇬 Nigeria
Maiduguri
Maiduguri is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria, on the continent of Africa. The city sits along the seasonal Ngadda River which disappears into the Firki swamps in the areas around Lake Chad. Maiduguri was founded in 1907 as a military outpost by the British Empire during the colonial period. As of 2022, Maiduguri is estimated to have a population of approximately two million people, in the metropolitan area.
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Population
- 1,110,000
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates
- 11.85, 13.16
How far Maiduguri is from other cities in Nigeria
- Kano505 km✈ 1 h 22 min · 🚗 8 h 25 min
- Jos512 km✈ 1 h 22 min · 🚗 8 h 32 min
- Zaria598 km✈ 1 h 29 min · 🚗 9 h 58 min
- Kaduna641 km✈ 1 h 32 min · 🚗 10 h 41 min
- Abuja692 km✈ 1 h 36 min · 🚗 11 h 32 min
- Enugu864 km✈ 1 h 48 min · 🚗 14 h 24 min
- Sokoto870 km✈ 1 h 49 min · 🚗 14 h 30 min
- Onitsha944 km✈ 1 h 54 min · 🚗 15 h 44 min
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