Measurements#
- Land area: 20,156 km² — 19th largest of 37 jurisdictions
- Local government areas: 18 — 22nd of 37
- Population (2006 census, the last held): 2,888,966 — 27th of 37
- Density: ~143 people per km² on 2006 figures — 21st of 37
Borders#
Terrain#
Tropical rainforest — Cross River National Park holds Nigeria's largest surviving primary forest — rising to the Obudu/Obanliku highlands.
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)