Map of Calabar, Nigeria

Calabar is the administrative centre of Cross River State, Nigeria, with a population of about 540,000. It lies at 4.9589°N, 8.3270°E. Calabar is about 465 km (289 mi) south of Abuja, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Esuk Oron, 19 km to the southwest.

Calabar at a glance

Where is Calabar?

• The 28th largest city in Nigeria by recorded population.
• The largest city in Cross River State on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 50 min on the shortest day to 12 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Calabar

• Esuk Oron — 19 km southwest
• Uyo — 45 km west
• Itu — 47 km northwest
• Ikot Ekpene — 72 km west
• Ohafia-Ifigh — 93 km northwest
• Ugep — 98 km north
• Bende — 102 km northwest
• Amaigbo — 107 km northwest
• Aba — 108 km west
• Umuahia — 112 km northwest

Largest cities in Cross River State

• Ugep — 200,276
• Ikom — 79,103
• Ogoja — 37,466

Largest cities in Nigeria

• Lagos — 15,388,000
• Kano — 4,910,000
• Ibadan — 3,649,000
• Abuja — 2,690,000
• Port Harcourt — 2,120,000
• Kaduna — 1,850,000
• Benin City — 1,782,000
• Onitsha — 1,553,000
• Aba — 1,160,000
• Maiduguri — 1,110,000

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.