Cemeteries of Nigeria map & data
Nigeria has 110 cemeteries in this layer, spread over 23 states. The most are in Oyo (22), Lagos (21) and Osun (13). The largest include Nigerian Military Cemetery, Gwange Cemetry and Bashama Road Cemetary.
Cemeteries by state
Largest cemeteries in Nigeria
- Nigerian Military CemeteryAbuja Federal Capital Territory · 0.3 km²
- Gwange CemetryBorno · 0.2 km²
- Bashama Road CemetaryKaduna · 0.2 km²
- GRAVE YARDGombe · 0.2 km²
- zaria road cementryPlateau · 0.1 km²
- Makabatar Fagge - Kofar MazugalFagge D2 · Kano · 0.1 km²
- Gudu Muslim CemeteryAbuja Federal Capital Territory · 0.1 km²
- Ikoyi CemeteryLagos · 0.1 km²
- Jimeta Muslim/Christains Cemetery (Main Cemetery)Adamawa · 0.1 km²
- Gudu Christian CemeteryAbuja Federal Capital Territory · 0.1 km²
- Azare CemetaryBauchi · 0.1 km²
- Makabartan GwangeYobe · 0.1 km²
- Sango CemeteryOyo · 0 km²
- 3RD CEMENTRYEdo · 0 km²
- Mopo, CemeteryKogi · 0 km²
- Warri CemetryDelta · 0 km²
- Ikorodu CemeteryLagos · 0 km²
- 2nd CementaryEdo · 0 km²
- Enugu Military CemeteryEnugu · 0 km²
- Igbogbo CemetaryLagos · 0 km²
- Mil CemetryBenue · 0 km²
- Saint Mark's Church GraveyardEkiti · 0 km²
- Commonwealth War GraveKaduna · 0 km²
- Sheretti CementaryAbuja Federal Capital Territory · 0 km²
- Apena CemetryLagos · 0 km²
- Galadimawa CemetaryAbuja Federal Capital Territory · 0 km²
- Kabusa AnguwanAbuja Federal Capital Territory · 0 km²
- Erin osun church cemetryOsun · 0 km²
- church's CemestryOsun · 0 km²
- First Christian Missionary Cemetery in NigeriaLagos · 0 km²
- Military Cemetary, OsogboOsun · 0 km²
- CemeteryRivers · 0 km²
What's in this layer
Every cemetery in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. Cemeteries, graveyards and memorial parks.
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Frequently asked questions
How many cemeteries are there in Nigeria?
This layer holds 110 cemeteries in Nigeria, the most of them in Oyo. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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What information comes with each cemetery?
The name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID.
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