Measurements#
- Land area: 6,353 km² — 32nd largest of 37 jurisdictions
- Local government areas: 16 — 29th of 37
- Population (2006 census, the last held): 2,384,212 — 29th of 37
- Density: ~375 people per km² on 2006 figures — 10th of 37
Terrain#
Rugged upland — the highest average elevation in the South West, with inselbergs at Ikere and Efon; the Ero, Osun and Ose rivers rise here.
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)