Measurements#
- Land area: 9,251 km² — 28th largest of 37 jurisdictions
- Local government areas: 30 — 5th of 37
- Population (2006 census, the last held): 3,423,535 — 19th of 37
- Density: ~370 people per km² on 2006 figures — 11th of 37
Terrain#
Rainforest and derived savannah on the Osun and Erinle rivers; the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove is a UNESCO World Heritage Site — one of only two 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)