Map of Ota, Nigeria

Ota is a city in Ogun State, Nigeria, with a population of about 251,546. It lies at 6.6887°N, 3.2320°E. Ota is about 538 km (335 mi) southwest of Abuja, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Agege, 14 km to the southeast.

Ota at a glance

Where is Ota?

• The 3rd largest city in Ogun State on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 44 min on the shortest day to 12 h 31 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ota

• Agege — 14 km southeast
• Ifo — 15 km north
• Ikeja — 16 km southeast
• Oshodi — 19 km southeast
• Mushin — 22 km southeast
• Ajegunle — 29 km southeast
• Ebute Ikorodu — 30 km east
• Lagos — 32 km southeast
• Ilaro — 33 km northwest
• Shagamu — 49 km east

Largest cities in Ogun State

• Abeokuta — 735,000
• Ijebu Ode — 360,000
• Shagamu — 214,558
• Ijebu-Igbo — 109,261
• Ifo — 88,272
• Ilaro — 46,999

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.