Measurements#
- Land area: 29,833 km² — 13th largest of 37 jurisdictions
- Local government areas: 21 — 15th of 37
- Population (2006 census, the last held): 3,278,487 — 20th of 37
- Density: ~110 people per km² on 2006 figures — 26th of 37
Borders#
Terrain#
Confluence lowlands with the Agbaja and Okoro-Agbo plateaux; borders ten jurisdictions, the most of any state.
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)