Measurements#
- Land area: 46,053 km² — 4th largest of 37 jurisdictions
- Local government areas: 23 — 11th of 37
- Population (2006 census, the last held): 6,113,503 — 3rd of 37
- Density: ~133 people per km² on 2006 figures — 23rd of 37
Borders#
Within Nigeria#
- Niger
- ZamfaraNorthern Abandonment Cycle
- Katsina
- Kano
- Bauchi
- Plateau
- Nasarawa
- FCT
Terrain#
High savannah plain on the northern edge of the Jos Plateau; the Kaduna river. Borders eight jurisdictions — more than any other state — which is one reason it has functioned as the North's administrative pivot since 1917.
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)