Measurements#
- Land area: 70,898 km² — 2nd largest of 37 jurisdictions
- Local government areas: 27 — 6th of 37
- Population (2006 census, the last held): 4,151,193 — 11th of 37
- Density: ~59 people per km² on 2006 figures — 34th of 37
Borders#
Terrain#
Sahel and Sudan savannah, the Chad Basin, the Mandara mountains along the Cameroon border, and Sambisa Forest. Second-largest state by area and the only state bordering three countries.
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)