Highest Major Cities in Niger

Cities in Niger with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres42 entries🇳🇪 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Tanout27,527 people · Zinder Region

525 m

Alaghsas88,561 people · Agadez

519 m

Agadez149,549 people · Agadez

505 m

Zinder318,874 people · Zinder Region

460 m

Gouré24,752 people · Zinder Region

447 m

Matamey37,374 people · Zinder Region

445 m

Abalak29,561 people · Tahoua Region

439 m

Aguié23,545 people · Maradi Region

424 m

Arlit106,448 people · Agadez

423 m

Tchin Tabaradèn20,704 people · Tahoua Region

419 m

Dakoro39,645 people · Maradi Region

416 m

Gazaoua19,860 people · Maradi Region

408 m

Mirriah38,446 people · Zinder Region

407 m

Tessaoua58,750 people · Maradi Region

400 m

Magaria35,091 people · Zinder Region

396 m

Mayahi22,183 people · Maradi Region

389 m

Tahoua159,468 people · Tahoua Region

389 m

Maradi361,702 people · Maradi Region

360 m

Madarounfa16,538 people · Maradi Region

356 m

Tibiri34,529 people · Maradi Region

347 m

Maïné Soroa17,778 people · Diffa

335 m

Madaoua37,858 people · Tahoua Region

328 m

Guidan Roumdji23,718 people · Maradi Region

327 m

Diffa54,082 people · Diffa

311 m

Illéla30,439 people · Tahoua Region

307 m

Nguigmi32,035 people · Diffa

287 m

Birni N Konni85,494 people · Tahoua Region

272 m

Téra39,410 people · Tillabéri Region

248 m

Dogondoutchi50,037 people · Dosso Region

231 m

Ayorou26,290 people · Tillabéri Region

226 m

Filingué16,544 people · Tillabéri Region

222 m

Torodi15,988 people · Tillabéri Region

219 m

Dosso79,406 people · Dosso Region

218 m

Méhana40,593 people · Tillabéri Region

218 m

Tillabéri30,822 people · Tillabéri Region

215 m

Baléyara21,740 people · Tillabéri Region

211 m

Niamey1,323,691 people · Niamey

206 m

Birnin Gaouré19,529 people · Dosso Region

193 m

Kollo19,957 people · Tillabéri Region

189 m

Say18,333 people · Tillabéri Region

181 m

Youri Kourtéré31,598 people · Tillabéri Region

181 m

Gaya61,533 people · Dosso Region

177 m

Highlights

Within Niger, Tanout ranks first in 2026 with 525 m, followed by Alaghsas (519 m) and Agadez (505 m).

Across 42 entries, values run from 525 m (Tanout) to 177 m (Gaya), with a median of 332 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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