Measurements#
- Land area: 17,802 km² — 22nd largest of 37 jurisdictions
- Local government areas: 18 — 22nd of 37
- Population (2006 census, the last held): 3,218,332 — 24th of 37
- Density: ~181 people per km² on 2006 figures — 19th of 37
Terrain#
Rainforest and derived savannah on the Benin lowlands; the Ovia, Osse and Orle rivers. No coastline despite its Niger Delta oil-producing status.
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)