Measurements#
- Land area: 23,154 km² — 18th largest of 37 jurisdictions
- Local government areas: 27 — 6th of 37
- Population (2006 census, the last held): 4,348,649 — 8th of 37
- Density: ~188 people per km² on 2006 figures — 18th of 37
Borders#
Terrain#
Sudan and Sahel savannah; sand-dune country in the far north-east where desertification is measurable decade to decade.
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)