Measurements#
- Land area: 5,530 km² — 35th largest of 37 jurisdictions
- Local government areas: 27 — 6th of 37
- Population (2006 census, the last held): 3,934,899 — 14th of 37
- Density: ~712 people per km² on 2006 figures — 3rd of 37
Terrain#
Lowland rainforest drained by the Imo, Otamiri and Njaba rivers; oil-bearing in Ohaji/Egbema and Oguta. Among the most densely populated states in Nigeria.
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)