Abagworo:

Onitsha is a small city and cannot be compared with Lagos or Port-Harcourt. Remember many of us are widely travelled and do visit all these places. Anambra is more populous than Imo not because of Onitsha alone but because of a dense population concentrated in the South and central parts of the State which also spills over to the Northern half of Imo State which is closely behind.

Slizbeat:

In all, my conclusion is that Anambra by far is the most populous state in the S.E in all ramification and permit me to say it still is the most populous in the whole of Nigeria in terms of "State of Origin"(though I maybe wrong)

Abagworo:

I agree with you 100% but the use of the phrase "by far" is too extreme. It is better you simply use "the most populous". Anambra is the 2nd smallest State in landmass and that makes its population density higher than all States except Lagos which is the smallest. Imo is the 3rd smallest and is also the 3rd most densely populated.

The total population of Anambrians by my estimate should be around 16million while Imo is around 13million worldwide. In terms of residence Anambra might be around 5million to 5.5million people while Imo is between 4.5million to 4.8million people.

the warrior72: U be confirmed villager

Abagworo:

I agree with you 100% but the use of the phrase "by far" is too extreme. It is better you simply use "the most populous". Anambra is the 2nd smallest State in landmass and that makes its population density higher than all States except Lagos which is the smallest. Imo is the 3rd smallest and is also the 3rd most densely populated.

The total population of Anambrians by my estimate should be around 16million while Imo is around 13million worldwide. In terms of residence Anambra might be around 5million to 5.5million people while Imo is between 4.5million to 4.8million people.

JulianBond007: meaning? I am from anambra state and I have lived in onitsha for close to 20 years. What's your problem?

odumchi: I don't think Abia is more populated than Enugu. Abia is perhaps more densely-populated but it doesn't have more people. Enugu is large and has several towns.

I used to think Anambra was more populated, but then I took into consideration the sheer amount of towns Imo has and its high population density. Besides, most Igbo people I meet tend to be from Imo. Take into consideration all the people from the Ideato-Isu-Arondizuogu-Obowo-Nkwere-Mbaise-Mbano-Orlu-Owerri axis.

Afam4eva:
Abia is probably at par with Enugu. A lot of people think Enugu is very populated but unlike most other SE states, Enugu doesn't have big towns apart from the capital. So, most of the population resides in Enugu town but in Abia, apart from Aba and umuahia, you have some medium sized towns with sizeable population.

nedu2000: Anambra is the most-populous,imo & enugu can slug it out for 2nd place

odumchi: I'm guessing the most populous state is:

Imo

Followed by:
Anambra
Enugu
Abia
Ebonyi

odumchi:

Why must you bring insult into the equation?

SamIkenna:

Maybe. But when you consider that both states are the same people you can be sure that, to some extent, we can hold those variables constant and make a good guess.

Also my belief is borne from the fact that Imo and Anambra are relatively equal in academic pursuit. None out-schools the other, therefore Imo has to be slightly bigger in population.

If you have the time to check out the useless stats in Nigeria, wherever you find Imo you find Anambara. Or you see Anambara you must find Imo.