Map of Jos, Nigeria

Jos is the administrative centre of Plateau State, Nigeria, with a population of about 1,040,000. It lies at 9.9285°N, 8.8921°E. Jos is about 181 km (113 mi) northeast of Abuja, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lere, 62 km to the northwest.

Jos at a glance

Where is Jos?

• The 12th largest city in Nigeria by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 33 min on the shortest day to 12 h 42 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Jos

• Lere — 62 km northwest
• Kagoro — 66 km southwest
• Kafanchan — 76 km southwest
• Bauchi — 113 km east
• Keffi — 164 km southwest
• Lafia — 165 km south
• Kaduna — 172 km northwest
• Abuja — 181 km southwest
• Suleja — 205 km southwest
• Kuje — 217 km southwest

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.