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Encyclopedia > List of Nigerian states by area

The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states ranked in order of their surface area. Nigeria is currently divided into 36 states and 1 territory. ...

Rank State km²
1 Niger State 76,363
2 Borno State 70,898
3 Taraba State 54,473
4 Kaduna State 46,053
5 Bauchi State 45,837
6 Yobe State 45,502
7 Zamfara State 39,762
8 Adamawa State 36,917
9 Kwara State 36,825
10 Kebbi State 36,800
11 Benue State 34,059
12 Plateau State 30,913
13 Kogi State 29,833
14 Oyo State 28,454
15 Nassarawa State 27,117
16 Sokoto State 25,973
17 Katsina State 24,192
18 Jigawa State 23,154
19 Cross River State 20,156
20 Kano State 20,131
21 Gombe State 18,768
22 Edo State 17,802
23 Delta State 17,698
24 Ogun State 16,762
25 Ondo State 15,500
26 Rivers State 11,077
27 Bayelsa State 10,773
28 Osun State 9,251
- Abuja Federal Capital Territory 7,315
29 Enugu State 7,161
30 Akwa Ibom State 7,081
31 Ekiti State 6,353
32 Abia State 6,320
33 Ebonyi State 5,670
34 Imo State 5,100
35 Anambra State 4,844
36 Lagos State 3,345

Niger State is a state in the Middle West of Nigeria. ... Borno State is a state in north-eastern Nigeria. ... Taraba is a state of Nigeria, named after the Taraba River which traverses the southern part of the state. ... Kaduna State is a state in central northern Nigeria. ... Bauchi State is a state in northern Nigeria. ... Yobe State, a mainly agricultural state, is located in Northern Nigeria. ... Zamfara State is a state in Nigeria. ... Adamawa is a state in northeastern Nigeria, with its capital at Yola, Nigeria. ... Kwara State is a state in western Nigeria. ... Kebbi State is a state in north-western Nigeria. ... Benue is a state in eastern Nigeria. ... Plateau State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. ... Kogi is a state in the north-central zone of Nigeria. ... Ọyọ State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria, with its capital at Ibadan. ... Nassarawa State is a state in central Nigeria. ... Sokoto State is a state in north-western Nigeria. ... Katsina State is a state in northern Nigeria. ... Jigawa State is a state in central northern Nigeria. ... Cross River is a state in southeastern Nigeria. ... Kano State is a state located in north-central Nigeria. ... Gombe is a state in north-eastern Nigeria, with its capital at Gombe. ... Edo State is a state in Nigeria. ... Delta State is a state in Nigeria, named for the delta of the river Niger. ... Ogun State is a state in South-western Nigeria. ... Ondo State, Nigeria was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. ... Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. ... Bayelsa State is a state in southern Nigeria, on the coast and between Delta State and Rivers State. ... Osun State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria. ... The Federal Capital Territory is the home of Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. ... Enugu State is an inland state in southeastern Nigeria. ... Akwa Ibom is a state in Nigeria. ... Ekiti State is an inland south-western state of Nigeria. ... Abia State, Nigeria, is a state in southeastern Nigeria created in 1991 from part of Imo State. ... Ebonyi State is an inland south-eastern state of Nigeria, populated primarily by Igbos. ... Imo is a state in Nigeria. ... Anambra is a state in east-central Nigeria. ... Lagos State, Nigeria was created on May 27, 1967. ...

See also

Nigeria is currently divided into 36 states and 1 territory. ... The following is a list of Nigerian State capitals. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias state governors. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerian state nicknames. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias states and the dates of their creation. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias 36 states ranked in order of their total population (based on 2005 population estimates). ...

External link

  • World Gazetteer

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States of Nigeria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (190 words)
Nigeria is currently divided into 36 states and one federal capital territory.
From 1967 to 1970 the areas of Mid-Western State and the Eastern Region attempted to secede, as Biafra.
In 1987 two new states were established, followed by another 10 in 1991, bringing the total to 31.
List of Nigerian state governors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (174 words)
The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's state governors.
Peter Obi replaces Chris Ngige, whose 2003 election victory was overturned by the Nigerian Federal Court of Appeal on 15 March 2006.
Joshua Dariye was suspended for a period of six months (18 May – 18 November) in 2004.
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