Measurements#
- Land area: 5,533 km² — 34th largest of 37 jurisdictions
- Local government areas: 13 — 33rd of 37
- Population (2006 census, the last held): 2,173,501 — 34th of 37
- Density: ~393 people per km² on 2006 figures — 9th of 37
Terrain#
Derived savannah and lowland; the Cross River rises through the state. Contains the Abakaliki lead–zinc belt and the Uburu/Okposi salt lakes.
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)