Map of Ondo, Nigeria

Ondo is a city in Ondo State, Nigeria, with a population of about 375,000. It lies at 7.0932°N, 4.8353°E. Ondo is about 365 km (227 mi) southwest of Abuja, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Idanre, 31 km to the east.

Ondo at a glance

Where is Ondo?

• The 40th largest city in Nigeria by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Ondo State on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 43 min on the shortest day to 12 h 32 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ondo

• Idanre — 31 km east
• Akure — 43 km northeast
• Igbara-Odo — 52 km northeast
• Ile-Ife — 53 km northwest
• Ilesa — 60 km north
• Ikere-Ekiti — 63 km northeast
• Efon-Alaaye — 63 km north
• Ijebu-Jesa — 66 km north
• Gbongan — 68 km northwest
• Modakeke — 71 km northwest

Largest cities in Ondo State

• Akure — 730,000
• Ikare — 465,000
• Owo — 276,574
• Idanre — 86,468
• Ode — 75,463

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.