NiGERIAN STATES

NiGERIAN STATES

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Nigeria is a multi-ethnic nation. Over 250 different ethnic nationalities live in Nigeria.

However, four ethnic groups together account for over 60%

of the country’s total population: the FULANI and HAUSA live mainly in the north;

the IBO predominate in the southeast and the YORUBA in the

southwest.

States:

Abia
Adamawa
Akwa Ibom
Anambra
Bauchi
Bayelsa
Benue
Borno
Cross River
Delta
Ebonyi
Edo

Ekiti
Enugu
Gombe
Imo
Jigawa
Kaduna
Kano
Katsina
Kebbi
Kogi
Kwara
Lagos

Nasarawa
Niger
Ogun
Ondo
Osun
Oyo
Plateau
Rivers
Sokoto
Taraba
Yobe
Zamfara

Federal Capital Territory: Abuja

FEDERAL STATE	EST. POPULATION	AEREA qkm	STATE CAPITAL
Abia	2,833,999	4,857	Umuahia
Adamawa	3,168,101	37,957	Yola
Akwa Ibom	3,920,208	6,788	Uyo
Anambra	4,182,032	4,761	Awka
Bauchi	4,676,465	48,197	Bauchi
Bayelsa	1,703,358	9,363	Yenagoa
Benue	4,219,244	30,755	Makurdi
Borno	4,151,193	72,767	Maiduguri
Cross River	2,888,966	22,112	Calabar
Delta	4,098,391	17,095	Asaba
Ebonyi	2,173,501	6,342	Abakaliki
Edo	3,218,332	19,584	Benin City
Ekiti	2,384,212	5,797	Ado-Ekiti
Enugu	3,257,298	7,560	Enugu
Federal Capital Territory	1,405,201	7,569	Abuja
Gombe	2,353,879	17,428	Gombe
Imo	3,934,899	5,135	Owerri
Jigawa	4,348,649	23,415	Dutse
Kaduna	6,066,562	44,217	Kaduna
Kano	9,383,682	20,389	Kano
Katsina	5,792,578	23,822	Katsina
Kebbi	3,238,628	36,320	Birnin Kebbi
Kogi	3,278,487	29,063	Lokoja
Kwara	2,371,089	33,792	Ilorin
Lagos	9,013,534	3,475	Ikeja
Nassarawa	1,863,275	26,633	Lafia
Niger	3,950,249	72,065	Minna
Ogun	3,728,098	16,850	Abeokuta
Ondo	3,441,024	15,019	Akure
Osun	3,423,535	8,585	Oshogbo
Oyo	5,591,589	27,036	Ibadan
Plateau	3,178,712	26,539	Jos
Rivers	5,185,400	10,361	Port Harcourt
Sokoto	3,696,999	32,146	Sokoto
Taraba	2,300,736	59,180	Jalingo
Yobe	2,321,591	44,880	Damaturu
Zamfara	3,259,846	33,667	Gusau