Cities near Jos, within 100 km and 300 km (straight line)
There are 5 cities and towns of 15,000 people or more within 100 km of Jos, Nigeria, in a straight line, and 54 cities and towns within 300 km, measured from the city centre. The largest within 100 km are Lere (62 km northwest), Kafanchan (76 km west-southwest) and Kagoro (66 km west-southwest).
Within 100 km
5
cities and towns · straight line
Within 300 km
54
cities and towns · straight line
Nearest
Bukuru
15 km (9.5 miles) south-southwest · straight line
Straight-line distances from one city centre to another, as the crow flies. Roads between them are longer.
JosWithin 100 km100 km to 300 kmDashed rings: 100 km and 300 km in a straight line from the centre.
Cities and towns within 100 km of Jos
All 5 within 100 km, nearest first. Distances are straight lines.
| Place | Direction | Straight line |
|---|---|---|
| BukuruPlateau State | south-southwest | 15 km9.5 miles |
| LereKaduna State | northwest | 62 km38 miles |
| KagoroKaduna State | west-southwest | 66 km41 miles |
| KafanchanKaduna State | west-southwest | 76 km47 miles |
| PankshinPlateau State | southeast | 90 km56 miles |
From 100 km to 300 km of Jos
The 30 largest of the 49 between 100 km and 300 km, nearest first. Distances are straight lines.
| Place | Direction | Straight line |
|---|---|---|
| KachiaKaduna State | west | 103 km64 miles |
| BauchiBauchi | east-northeast | 113 km70 miles |
| WambaNasarawa State | south-southwest | 114 km71 miles |
| KeffiNasarawa State | southwest | 164 km102 miles |
| LafiaNasarawa State | south-southwest | 165 km102 miles |
| KadunaKaduna State | west-northwest | 172 km107 miles |
| Birnin KuduJigawa State | north-northeast | 181 km113 miles |
| AbujaFCT | west-southwest | 181 km113 miles |
| ZariaKaduna State | northwest | 183 km114 miles |
| ChakwamaJigawa State | north-northeast | 200 km124 miles |
| NasarawaNasarawa State | southwest | 202 km125 miles |
| SulejaNiger State | west-southwest | 205 km128 miles |
| WudilKano State | north | 209 km130 miles |
| IbiTaraba State | south-southeast | 216 km134 miles |
| KujeFCT | west-southwest | 217 km135 miles |
| PindigaGombe State | east | 226 km140 miles |
| KanoKano State | north | 234 km145 miles |
| AzareBauchi | northeast | 241 km149 miles |
| MakurdiBenue State | south | 247 km154 miles |
| FuntuaKatsina State | northwest | 248 km154 miles |
| WukariTaraba State | south-southeast | 249 km154 miles |
| MalumfashiKatsina State | northwest | 249 km155 miles |
| GombeGombe State | east | 252 km157 miles |
| KumoGombe State | east | 254 km158 miles |
| MinnaNiger State | west | 259 km161 miles |
| Sofo-Birnin-GwariKaduna State | west-northwest | 261 km162 miles |
| GbokoBenue State | south | 290 km180 miles |
| JalingoTaraba State | east-southeast | 294 km183 miles |
| TeginaNiger State | west | 296 km184 miles |
| NafadaGombe State | east-northeast | 297 km184 miles |
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Questions
What is the closest city to Jos?
Bukuru is the nearest city or town of 15,000 people or more, 15 km (9.5 miles) south-southwest of Jos's centre in a straight line. A smaller town or a suburb may be closer.
Are these driving distances from Jos?
No. Every distance on this page is a straight line between two centre points, as the crow flies. A road route is always longer, because roads bend around terrain and water, and MapGO does not measure driving distance or travel time.
Which places count as near Jos?
Every city and town of 15,000 people or more in the GeoNames gazetteer whose centre lies within 300 km of Jos's centre. Villages and smaller towns are left out, so there are more places nearby than listed. A place right on a ring may fall either side of it, depending on where its centre point sits.
Places and their centre points from GeoNames (cities and towns of 15,000 people or more); distances computed by MapGO with the haversine formula. All distances on this page are straight lines over the Earth's surface, not road distances.