Measurements#
- Land area: 39,762 km² — 7th largest of 37 jurisdictions
- Local government areas: 14 — 32nd of 37
- Population (2006 census, the last held): 3,259,846 — 21st of 37
- Density: ~82 people per km² on 2006 figures — 31st of 37
Terrain#
Sudan savannah on the Gusau plains with the Kwatarkwashi and Dumburum forest reserves — the forest belt that has sheltered armed groups since 2011 — and the Anka–Bukkuyum gold field.
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)