Measurements#
- Land area: 15,500 km² — 25th largest of 37 jurisdictions
- Local government areas: 18 — 22nd of 37
- Population (2006 census, the last held): 3,441,024 — 18th of 37
- Density: ~222 people per km² on 2006 figures — 15th of 37
Borders#
Terrain#
Coastal swamp rising through rainforest to the Akoko hills; cocoa country — the largest producing state in Nigeria.
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)