Measurements#
- Land area: 17,698 km² — 23rd largest of 37 jurisdictions
- Local government areas: 25 — 9th of 37
- Population (2006 census, the last held): 4,098,391 — 12th of 37
- Density: ~232 people per km² on 2006 figures — 13th of 37
Borders#
Terrain#
Niger Delta swamp in the south, dryland and rainforest in the Anioma north.
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)