Measurements#
- Land area: 24,192 km² — 17th largest of 37 jurisdictions
- Local government areas: 34 — 2nd of 37
- Population (2006 census, the last held): 5,792,578 — 4th of 37
- Density: ~239 people per km² on 2006 figures — 12th of 37
Borders#
Within Nigeria#
- Kano
- Jigawa
- Kaduna
- ZamfaraNorthern Abandonment Cycle
International frontier#
- Niger
Terrain#
Sudan savannah grading into Sahel; the Rima and Koza basins. Rainfall has fallen measurably across the northern LGAs since the 1970s.
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)