Measurements#
- Land area: 34,059 km² — 11th largest of 37 jurisdictions
- Local government areas: 23 — 11th of 37
- Population (2006 census, the last held): 4,219,244 — 9th of 37
- Density: ~124 people per km² on 2006 figures — 25th of 37
Borders#
Terrain#
Benue valley floodplain and low hills; the most consistently arable land in Nigeria — the 'food basket' claim is a soil fact before it is a slogan.
References
Sources#
- National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria Statistical Fact Sheets (land area)
- National Population Commission, 2006 Census, gazetted figures
- Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, First Schedule Part I (LGA count)