The territory of Nigeria is divided into 36 states ( English state ) and one federal metropolitan area ( Federal Capital Territory ), which, in turn, are divided into 774 local government areas ( Local Government Area, LGA ) [1] .
After independence in 1960, Nigeria consisted of three regions formed according to the ethno-religious principle: North (center - Kaduna , the main population - Hausa ), Western (center - Ibadan , the main population - Yoruba ) and East (center - Enugu , the main peoples - Igbo , Edo (Bini) and Ibibio ). In 1963, the Midwestern Region was formed from two provinces of the Western Region .
In 1967, the regions were disbanded and replaced by 12 states directly subordinate to the federal government (only the former Midwestern region avoided fragmentation). In 1976, another 9 states were formed, as well as the federal metropolitan territory (now Abuja ). In 1987, 2 new states were formed, in 1991 - 9, in 1996 - 6 [1] .
| No. | State | Administrative center | Area, km² | The population, [2] . people (2006) | Density, people / km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Abia | Umuahia | 6,320 | 2 845 380 | 450.22 |
| 2 | Adamawa | Yola | 36 917 | 3 178 950 | 86.11 |
| 3 | Aqua ibom | Uyo | 7 081 | 3 902 051 | 551.06 |
| four | Anambra | Avka | 4,844 | 4 177 828 | 862.47 |
| 5 | Bayelsa | Yenagoa | 10 773 | 1,704,515 | 158.22 |
| 6 | Bauchi | Bauchi | 45 837 | 4 653 066 | 101.51 |
| 7 | Benue | Makurdi | 34 059 | 4 253 641 | 124.89 |
| 8 | Borno | Maiduguri | 70 898 | 4 171 104 | 58.83 |
| 9 | Gombe | Gombe | 18 768 | 2 365 040 | 126.01 |
| 10 | Delta | Asaba | 17 698 | 4 112 445 | 232.37 |
| eleven | Zamfara | Guso | 39,762 | 3,278,873 | 82.46 |
| 12 | Jigawa | Duce | 23,154 | 4 361 002 | 188.35 |
| 13 | Imo | Owerry | 5 530 | 3 927 563 | 710.23 |
| fourteen | Yobe | Damatur | 45 502 | 2 321 339 | 51.02 |
| fifteen | Kaduna | Kaduna | 46 053 | 6 113 503 | 132.75 |
| 16 | Kano | Kano | 20 131 | 9 401 288 | 467.01 |
| 17 | Katsina | Katsina | 24 192 | 5,801,584 | 239.81 |
| eighteen | Quara | Ilorin | 36,825 | 2 365 353 | 64.23 |
| 19 | Kebby | Birnin-Kebby | 36,800 | 3 256 541 | 88.49 |
| twenty | Kogi | Lokoja | 29,833 | 3 314 043 | 111.09 |
| 21 | Cross river | Calabar | 20 156 | 2 892 988 | 143.53 |
| 22 | Lagos | Ikedzha | 3 345 | 9 113 605 | 2724.55 |
| 23 | Nasarava | Lafia | 27 117 | 1 869 377 | 68.94 |
| 24 | Niger | Minna | 76 363 | 3 954 772 | 51.79 |
| 25 | Ogun | Abeokuta | 16,762 | 3 751 140 | 223.79 |
| 26 | Oyo | Ibadan | 28,454 | 5 580 894 | 196.14 |
| 27 | Ondo | Akure | 14,606 | 3 460 877 | 236.95 |
| 28 | Osun | Oshogbo | 9,251 | 3 416 959 | 369.36 |
| 29th | Plateau | Jos | 30 913 | 3 206 531 | 103.73 |
| thirty | Rivers | Port harcourt | 11 077 | 5 198 716 | 469.33 |
| 31 | Sokoto | Sokoto | 25,993 | 3 702 676 | 142.56 |
| 32 | Taraba | Jalingo | 54,473 | 2,294,800 | 42.13 |
| 33 | Ebony | Abacalics | 5 670 | 2 176 947 | 383.94 |
| 34 | Edo | Benin City | 17 802 | 3,233,366 | 181.63 |
| 35 | Ekiti | Ado Ekiti | 6 353 | 2 398 957 | 377.61 |
| 36 | Enugu | Enugu | 7 161 | 3,267,837 | 456.34 |
| 37 | Federal Capital Territory | Abuja | 7 315 | 1,406,239 | 192.24 |
| Total | 923 768 | 140 431 790 | 152.02 |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Statoids. States of Nigeria . Date of treatment September 6, 2008. Archived on August 21, 2011.
- ↑ Population by State and Sex . population.gov.ng