Map of Yenagoa, Nigeria

Yenagoa is the administrative centre of Bayelsa State, Nigeria, with a population of about 365,000. It lies at 4.9268°N, 6.2676°E. Yenagoa is about 479 km (298 mi) south of Abuja, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Obonoma, 63 km to the east.

Yenagoa at a glance

Where is Yenagoa?

• The 44th largest city in Nigeria by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 50 min on the shortest day to 12 h 24 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Yenagoa

• Obonoma — 63 km east
• Ughelli — 69 km northwest
• Buguma — 69 km east
• Port Harcourt — 84 km east
• Warri — 87 km northwest
• Okrika — 93 km east
• Owerri — 105 km northeast
• Ihiala — 122 km northeast
• Aba — 123 km east
• Sapele — 126 km northwest

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.