Measurements#
- Land area: 45,502 km² — 6th largest of 37 jurisdictions
- Local government areas: 17 — 25th of 37
- Population (2006 census, the last held): 2,321,339 — 32nd of 37
- Density: ~51 people per km² on 2006 figures — 36th of 37
Borders#
Terrain#
Sahel savannah and active dune fields; among the fastest-desertifying territories in West Africa.
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)