Measurements#
- Land area: 36,825 km² — 9th largest of 37 jurisdictions
- Local government areas: 16 — 29th of 37
- Population (2006 census, the last held): 2,371,089 — 30th of 37
- Density: ~64 people per km² on 2006 figures — 33rd of 37
Borders#
Terrain#
Guinea savannah and wooded plain; the Niger trough in the north and the Yoruba uplands in the south — the geography behind Kwara's long argument about whether it is North Central or South West.
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)