Measurements#
- Land area: 76,363 km² — 1st largest of 37 jurisdictions
- Local government areas: 25 — 9th of 37
- Population (2006 census, the last held): 3,950,249 — 13th of 37
- Density: ~52 people per km² on 2006 figures — 35th of 37
Borders#
Within Nigeria#
- Kwara
- Kogi
- FCT
- Kaduna
- ZamfaraNorthern Abandonment Cycle
- Kebbi
International frontier#
- Benin
Water frontage#
The Niger and Kaduna rivers; hosts Kainji, Jebba and Shiroro dams and the Kainji Lake.
Terrain#
Guinea savannah on the Niger trough. The largest state in Nigeria by land area — 8.3% of the country, larger than 39 sovereign states.
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)