Census Results Out - More Males Than Females

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                           SATELLITE PHOTO SHOWS SURULERE IS MORE POPULATED THAN NIGERIA

i swear i saw the photo. i tried to post the photos here but it wont show. i swear.believe me.

                                                                        

Why are we  arguing with someone who does not even  know the issue he is trying to discuss. The so-called satellite photos that he displayed comparing the population of Onitsha and Akure does not make any sense.


nigeriaone does not know anything about how cities are formed, grow and decline. further he has no idea about populaton patterns, why and area attract population and others do not etc.

Advise: Try and read Human Geography

Donzman said,


So by the same theory Onitsha would also be more populated than Ibadan, Enugu, Ilorin, Port Harcourt etc, cities not known for their large market but rather as administrative centres. Correct?

Thanks for the advise bro. I ll try. Now to get your theory straight "Ibadan/Enugu/Port Harcourt both serve as administrative/market towns" and so this is why they are more populated than Onitsha whereas Akure and Ilorin do not, i.e  they are merely administrative towns without market and trading. Can this assertion be true?

Maybe you need to rework that little theory of yours.

Yes I get it now. There are no starting entrepreneurs in Akure and Ilorin whereas they are plenty in Onitsha.

I still insist : YOUR LITTLE THEORY NEED MORE WORK. 

Not if they are merely market towns and I hope you are not confusing these with "commercial towns". Anyway in market towns people come and go, so if Onitsha is a market town as you're claiming its real population would not be affected by the market. Visiting marketers and buyers would not be there on the day of enumeration. Cotonou, a market town and probably the largest in West Africa (or is it Kumasi?) has official population of just above 700,000 people. Its real population is unaffected by the large number of people trooping there for her market. Mark you too that Cotonou has industries, academic institutions, government and diplomatic agencies, facilities lacking in Onitsha's case.       

@Nigeriaone

No disrespect though but I beg to suggest that the picture I see here is a fraud. why?

1. the original source of this map is supposed to be interactive such that when you click the UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT arrows the map moves in that particular direction but what we got here is obviously a copy or cut and paste pics.

2. The writings that suggest that its a nigerian pics like the "Nigerianone.com", "onitsha" or "asaba" does not look to me like they are embeded in the original map. Such that the creators are different. the onitsha and asaba and the arrows I guess where made with drawing tools in microsoft word after that pics has been copied and dumped on an MS word page.

3. besides the footnote to this map suggests its a 2007 google imagery. I quickly went to google to search if anything like digital map of Nigeria exists but would not find any.

However if you think I have been talking trash could you please give us the link to the web page where this digital map exists. because if it does actually exist and its actually digital we would be able to zoom the onitsha section and see streets like Upper Iweka.

Looking forward to you positive response.

Indeed it has. However it also placed Ilorin above Onitsha and this would not be coherent with your theory.


Experience and satellite photos are both inadequate in determining real population of an area. Anyway Onitsha may well be more populated than most towns however this will not be due merely to a presence of market.   


@McKren

You can download Google Earth or visit http://wikimapia.org/country/Nigeria

This is Onitsha http://wikimapia.org/1455571/

thanks demmy but why can't it zoom out to show further details?

Of course you can zoom in and out. In the top left corner of the map itself are some arrows and below those are + and - signs whose function is to zoom in and out.  You can also hold the mouse left-click button and drag on the map to reveal more areas of the map.

I don't know about 60 million Hausa's but, many people of Northern origin who leave in the South travelled back to the North to be counted there during the census. I remember reading that truck loads of people where travelling to the North just before the census started.
That could explain why there would be more people than you see on your travels to Northern States.

McKren (m)"@Nigeriaone No disrespect though but I beg to suggest that the picture I see here is a fraud. why?"


Fraud KE,  me,  NEVER,  I would never do that,  Next time it would be better to ask for the source than claim I pasted fraud, 
Here is the source, 
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=6.546606,3.328171&spn=0.329862,0.468361&t=k&hl=en






Donzman ,  1991 census put the population of Akure , Ilorin above Onitsha,  please do not twist information, 

 
 
Donzman""I haven't been to Ilorin so I won't be my life on it. I've been to Akure though and stayed there for awhile. That place is a desert compared to Onitsha.

The main reason why people come to Onitsha is due to the market. Most businesses you can think of have offices there, banks at every other corner, all these petty Nigerian industries.""'


Donzman, which market are you shouting about, is onitsha the only place where is there is market,  I beg carry yourself go,  Give another reason,  Is there no market in other part of Nigeria,  Why on earth would anyone want to to Onitsha to buy what?? na one product that Onitsha has that no other market in other part of Nigeria do not have,  or do they sell HUMAN HEAD IN ONITSHA,    FROM today you should be know as Are Ona kakanfo of ONITSHA,  chief,



 Let leave onitsha allow and talk about the NORTH AS shango  want us,  I think that is a better topic than onitsha,



 
 
Danmasani (m), Mr MAkawa has the most difficult job in Nigeria, because we all have seen that the previous 1991 census were fraud,  Now I can imagine what that man would be going through,  Here are why I think so,

1,  Would mr Makawa come and tell Nigeria that Kastina is more than Oyo state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,

2 If Mr Makawa claim that Kastina is more than Benue state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,

3 If Mr Makawa claim that Kastina is more than Ondo state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,

4 Would Mr makawa claim that Imo state is more than osun state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,

4 Would Mr makawa claim that Anambra state is more than osun state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,

5 If Mr Makawa claim that Kastina is more than Kwara state? if he make that claim,  than census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,

6 If Mr Makawa claim that Kano city is more than Ibadan? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,

7 If Mr Makawa claim that Jigawa state is more than Ogun state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,

8 If Mr Makawa claim that Katsina state is more than Ogun state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,

9,  Would mr Makawa come and tell Nigeria that Bauchi state is more than Oyo state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,

10,  Would mr Makawa come and tell Nigeria that Anambra state is more than Edo state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,


11,  Would mr Makawa come and tell Nigeria that Akwa Ibom state is more than Edo state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,

12,  Would mr Makawa come and tell Nigeria that Rivers state is more than Edo state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,

13 If Mr Makawa claim that Niger state is more than Ondo state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,


14 If Mr Makawa claim that Plateau state is more than Ondo state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,

15 If Mr Makawa claim that Sokoto state is more than Ondo state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,


16 If Mr Makawa claim that Borno state is more than Ondo state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,

17 If Mr Makawa claim that Borno state is more than Kwara state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,

18 If Mr Makawa claim that Anambra state is more than Ondo state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,


19 If Mr Makawa claim that Delta state is more than Ondo state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,

20 If Mr Makawa claim that Borno state is more than Kwara state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,

21 If Mr Makawa claim that Anambra state is more than Ogun state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,

22 If Mr Makawa claim that Sokoto state is more than Ogun state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,

23 If Mr Makawa claim that Bauchi state is more than Ondo state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,

24 If Mr Makawa claim that ebonyi state is more than Enugu state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,

25 If Mr Makawa claim that Adamawa state is more than Kwara state? if he make that claim,  than census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,

26 If Mr Makawa claim that jigawa state is more than benue state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,

27 If Mr Makawa claim that jigawa state is more than plateau state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,

28 If Mr Makawa claim that jigawa state is more than adamawa state? if he make that claim,  then census 2006 becomes a fraud? picture show otherwise,


This are the parameter mr makawa would be judge by most nigerian.

@demmy

This nigeriaone guy is delusional, I mean look at the pictures he's using to challenge the census. You really cannot tell much from those pictures.

I am sorry but in Yorubaland for example, Igbos probably outnumber Yorubas like 10 to 1 if not more. There are Hausas in Lagos but hardly any Northerners in places like Ibadan or Akure or places like Onitsha or Port Harcourt. Whatever you read sounds like a propaganda piece. I mean we need to be real about certain things. I am sure we can all agree that most people who live in the south that arent from the state/region they are living in are either Yoruba or Igbo. Infact in Lagos I have encountered more Fulani than Hausas during my 6 years living there and Hausas definately outnumber Fulani.

Let us forget what these Newspapers and so called official reports say, esp. in a country like Nigeria. If we could trust our officials to collect data and perform their functions most of us would not be looking for ways to stream over to Yank or Jand to look for opportunities.

Infact our gateman when we lived in Magodo was a Fulani mallam.

That doesnt change my points. In Onitsha you are saying there are more Hausa and Fulani than Yorubas? Because that assertment I definately wouldnt buy.

Look they say this last census they did a headcount. Yet people where supposedely sent from the South back to their homes in the north for the census. If we are doing a headcount that is based on where people reside no matter their ethnicities why would they be going back to their hometowns to "beef  up" the census data for their region? And why is it that no matter wether you count by ethnicity like in the past or we do headcounts the North has the most people. If that where truly the case then it would mean that both the North has a majority of the population AND that in the South when you tally Hausas and Fulani they are the majority of the population as well. Which just sounds silly.

And discarding Nigeriones assesements because he used Sattelite photos is silly when http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6217719.stm even the NPC SUPPOSEDELY USED SATTELITE PHOTOS TO DETERMINE WHERE THEY WOULD EVEN START COUNTING. THEY USED GPS SATELLITE PHOTOS AS REFERENCE POINTS FOR WHERE THEY WOULD COUNT.

You think Censi are done by just driving around bushes looking for people to count? There is a methodolgy and logistics involved.

demmy "No sir, not true. According to 1991 census Ilorin: 532,089; Onitsha: 350,280; and Akure: 239,124""



Sorry that source is not correct,  Here is the official census figure for 1991,  I do not know where they got the figure,   city population was derived from wikipedia,  which can be alter by anyone,

Akure was claim to be 324,658, onitsha 213,873

here is infomation,


Onitsha-North Local Government Area


State Anambra

Headquarter Onitsha
Number Of Households 25520
Male Population 62275
Female Population  58882
Total Population 121157
Area (SqKm) 42.1248
Population Density 2876



Onitsha-south Local Government Area

State Anambra

Headquarter Fegge
Number Of Households 19019
Male Population 44915
Female Population  47801
Total Population 92716
Area (SqKm) 10.0086
Population Density 9264



Akure-North Local Government Area


State Ondo

Headquarter Iju/Itaogbolu
Number Of Households 14777
Male Population 36874
Female Population  34419
Total Population 71293
Area (SqKm) 660.0538
Population Density 108




Akure-South Local Government Area

State Ondo

Headquarter Akure
Number Of Households 62326
Male Population 126788
Female Population  126577
Total Population 253365
Area (SqKm) 331.4479
Population Density 764


 


donzman, so yoruba do not live in onitsha , that funny, all this cele church , K and S church in east,  most of them that go there are yorubas,   census is not about Hausa, igbo and yoruba,  I mean that most likely Igbo in lagos could be close to 1 million and northerner in lagos should be close to 1 million,
have you ever been to Ojoo in ibadan,  there are alot of hausas living in that place,   if you go to kano,  I went to one area in kano many years ago and yorubas on that street would out number even hausas,   
even in kaduna, you find some area where they are yorubas and even jos,   same for igbos in some of this area,  you also find the same in abuja ,  so census is not about igbo or hausa or yoruba,   the population of Igbo and yorubas in abuja may shock you,   It does not mean that everybody in abuja is from abuja,  but they Nigerian,  If population census of abuja, kano, onitsha, lagos state is decleared,  you stil have to break it down to state,    how many edo state people in lagos, how may imo state people in oyo state,  how many of ondo state in kano, 

To get how many people really come from Imo state, you have to add up all the people who lived outside of Imo state , 



 
""" Donzman and others, I am on the side of nigeriaone.

Anambra state is smaller nigeriaone's household.

Ogun state's population is 40million; Oyo,45million;Kwara, 20million; Lagos ,60million; Ondo state,40million; Osun  state, 50million; Ekiti state 50million.

All other states have a total population of 3million. """'



Mr buy a copy of the postal code in Nigeria by nipost,  or visit nipost website or check http://www./smf/index.php?PHPSESSID=1f2823a986d4637c53357df642ce38c6&board=22.0

You would find the name of every village and town in Nigeria,  you can compare Nipost postal code booklet  and satellite picture from Google and  NASA and you see that Nipost and google and NASA satellite picture go hand in hand,    you can buy any nipost booklet at any major post office in Nigeria  ,  At least it was an hausa/fulani man who pulished the book is name was late Arugugu former nipost post master general,

If you have any doubt about my previous posting just raise it,  and I would show you why I said so,  Is it that I said Edo state is more populated than Anambra state,  satellite picture shows that the biggest city in Anambra is onitsha and that benin is nearly 3 time bigger,   and more villages, town in edo state which are bigger than anambra,   or that osun is more populated than anambra or which,  I would shock you with pictures  at least PICTURE DO NOT LIE, 

which one do you doubt ,  any least satellite picture dey now to show you why, 

point to any of them,  I am here to back up my claim, 

I am waiting,   , there may be more Igbos living in lagos  than any city in south east,  more igbos in lagos than even in Enugu( the most populated igbo city) when the figure comes out,  
 
 
From satellite picture here is the first 11 cities, how they rank in size
 1 lagos,
2 ibadan,
3 Benin,
4  Kano,
5 Abuja,
6  Enugu,
7  Kaduna,
8 port harcourt,
9 Ilorin,
10 Akure
11 abeokuta

other cities which also made the first 30, but not in order of ranking are

Ife, Ondo,osogbo,ilesha,Ijebu ode,Jos, maiduguri,sokoto, aba, warri, oyo, ogbomosho, onitsha,calabar, owerri, yola, markurdi