Measurements#
- Land area: 36,800 km² — 10th largest of 37 jurisdictions
- Local government areas: 21 — 15th of 37
- Population (2006 census, the last held): 3,238,628 — 23rd of 37
- Density: ~88 people per km² on 2006 figures — 29th of 37
Borders#
Within Nigeria#
- Sokoto
- ZamfaraNorthern Abandonment Cycle
- Niger
International frontier#
- Niger
- Benin
Water frontage#
The Rima and Niger rivers meet here; the Argungu fishing festival is held on the Matan Fada.
Terrain#
Sudan savannah and extensive fadama floodplain — Nigeria's largest irrigated rice belt.
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)