Measurements#
- Land area: 18,768 km² — 21st largest of 37 jurisdictions
- Local government areas: 11 — 35th of 37
- Population (2006 census, the last held): 2,353,879 — 31st of 37
- Density: ~125 people per km² on 2006 figures — 24th of 37
Terrain#
Sudan savannah on the upper Gongola; the Tangale and Kaltungo hills. The 'Jewel in the Savannah' branding is a state slogan, not a survey finding.
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)