Measurements#
- Land area: 3,671 km² — 37th largest of 37 jurisdictions
- Local government areas: 20 — 19th of 37
- Population (2006 census, the last held): 9,013,534 — 2nd of 37
- Density: ~2,455 people per km² on 2006 figures — 1st of 37
Borders#
Terrain#
Barrier-island and lagoon coast on sand and swamp. Smallest state by land area and, on every projection since 1991, the most populous — the gap between those two facts is the whole story of Lagos.
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)