Nigeria / Nigeria
Administrative hierarchy of Nigeria: 37 states, 774 local government areas, 8,799 wards. With coordinates (lat/lon) and bilingual names at every level.
37
State (State)
774
Local Government Area (Local Government Area)
8,799
Ward (Ward)
9,610
Total Records
Coordinates
Bilingual
JSON API
No Postal
Hierarchy
State / State
| Name (Local) | Name (EN) | ID | Coordinates | Children |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abia | Abia | NG001 |
5.432, 7.488 | 17 |
| Adamawa | Adamawa | NG002 |
9.163, 12.292 | 21 |
| Akwa Ibom | Akwa Ibom | NG003 |
4.99, 7.796 | 31 |
| Anambra | Anambra | NG004 |
6.249, 6.938 | 21 |
| Bauchi | Bauchi | NG005 |
10.998, 9.326 | 20 |
| Bayelsa | Bayelsa | NG006 |
4.827, 5.951 | 8 |
| Benue | Benue | NG007 |
7.301, 8.812 | 23 |
| Borno | Borno | NG008 |
11.87, 13.428 | 27 |
| Cross River | Cross River | NG009 |
5.791, 8.403 | 18 |
| Delta | Delta | NG010 |
5.757, 5.5 | 25 |
| Ebonyi | Ebonyi | NG011 |
6.24, 8.067 | 13 |
| Edo | Edo | NG012 |
6.665, 5.874 | 18 |
| Ekiti | Ekiti | NG013 |
7.695, 5.298 | 16 |
| Enugu | Enugu | NG014 |
6.52, 7.393 | 17 |
| Federal Capital Territory | Federal Capital Territory | NG015 |
9.013, 7.191 | 6 |
| Gombe | Gombe | NG016 |
10.431, 11.225 | 11 |
| Imo | Imo | NG017 |
5.566, 7.033 | 27 |
| Jigawa | Jigawa | NG018 |
11.981, 9.625 | 27 |
| Kaduna | Kaduna | NG019 |
10.257, 7.859 | 23 |
| Kano | Kano | NG020 |
11.573, 8.543 | 44 |
| Katsina | Katsina | NG021 |
12.236, 7.5 | 34 |
| Kebbi | Kebbi | NG022 |
11.691, 3.966 | 21 |
| Kogi | Kogi | NG023 |
7.636, 6.849 | 21 |
| Kwara | Kwara | NG024 |
9.093, 4.567 | 16 |
| Lagos | Lagos | NG025 |
6.535, 3.712 | 20 |
| Nasarawa | Nasarawa | NG026 |
8.589, 8.211 | 13 |
| Niger | Niger | NG027 |
9.774, 5.711 | 25 |
| Ogun | Ogun | NG028 |
7.127, 3.263 | 20 |
| Ondo | Ondo | NG029 |
6.824, 4.869 | 18 |
| Osun | Osun | NG030 |
7.538, 4.521 | 30 |
| Oyo | Oyo | NG031 |
8.135, 3.613 | 33 |
| Plateau | Plateau | NG032 |
9.38, 9.628 | 17 |
| Rivers | Rivers | NG033 |
5.023, 6.836 | 23 |
| Sokoto | Sokoto | NG034 |
12.739, 5.237 | 23 |
| Taraba | Taraba | NG035 |
8.059, 10.386 | 16 |
| Yobe | Yobe | NG036 |
11.974, 11.524 | 17 |
| Zamfara | Zamfara | NG037 |
12.013, 6.051 | 14 |
Data Access
GET
/api/v1/countries/ng.json
Full dataset including all levels. CORS enabled, no auth required.
GitHub Repository
Full dataset with browsable hierarchy, aggregate files, and AI-friendly exports:
open-admin-data/nigeria-administrative-divisionsSource
OCHA COD-AB (HDX) + INEC Nigeria
https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-nga
License: CC BY-IGO