Measurements#
- Land area: 16,762 km² — 24th largest of 37 jurisdictions
- Local government areas: 20 — 19th of 37
- Population (2006 census, the last held): 3,728,098 — 16th of 37
- Density: ~222 people per km² on 2006 figures — 14th of 37
Terrain#
Rainforest and derived savannah on the Ogun and Yewa rivers; the Olumo rock at Abeokuta. Nigeria's densest industrial corridor runs along its Lagos boundary.
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)