Measurements#
- Land area: 25,973 km² — 16th largest of 37 jurisdictions
- Local government areas: 23 — 11th of 37
- Population (2006 census, the last held): 3,696,999 — 17th of 37
- Density: ~142 people per km² on 2006 figures — 22nd of 37
Borders#
Within Nigeria#
- Kebbi
- ZamfaraNorthern Abandonment Cycle
International frontier#
- Niger
Water frontage#
The Rima and Sokoto rivers and their fadama.
Terrain#
Sudan–Sahel savannah on the Sokoto basin sediments; the hottest recorded temperatures in Nigeria and the seat of the Caliphate since 1809.
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)