FACTS
1. The North alone constitutes 79% of the total areas @ 730,885 out of 924,662. (NE 29.46%, NC 25.43%, NW 23.37%, and Abuja 0.8%). That means the North is 3 times larger than the South.
2. The South is a mere 21% of Nigeria. (SS 9.15%, SW 8.62%, and SE 3.19%)
3. Lagos State is the smallest state in Nigeria @ 3,345.
4. Niger State is the largest state @ 76,363.
5. Borno State is the next large state @ 70,898.
6. Anambra State is the next small state @ 4,844.
7. Niger State, @ 76,383, is almost as big as the smallest eleven (11) states put together @ 77,405. All the eleven states are in the South.
8. Just three states (Niger, Borno & Taraba) @ 201,734 are bigger than the entire South @ 193,777.
9. From within the South, Oyo State @ 28,454 is about the entire East.
10. SouthSouth is the largest among the 3 Regions in the South.
11. The smallest northern state is Gombe @ 18,768 but it is 64% of the entire East.
12. Kano is surprisingly not very big @ 20,131 and is less than Oyo State.
#Note . The post is about Geography NOT Fulani Herdsmen.
Thank you.

OP are u talking of thousands of desert areas where u can travel a complete 5hrs without a single plantation or human residence? in some northern states u can travel 4hrs without across the desert before u get to see people. In terms of habitation, the inhabited areas in the north is the smallest in the country. all we have there are deserts

It should be noted that none of these 6 geopolitical zones are recognised by the constitution.

They are essentially ideas people made up in their heads

Mack truck is big, but can it match the performace of a Ferrari?

What does the "north" bring to the table aside claiming (through dubious local government creations) more allocation contributed by the "south"?

13. Niger state is larger than all the south west states put together

I wonder who drafted this map.......this is not how northern and southern parts of a country is drawn.How is kogi even in the northern part of this country? ?

zionmde:
OP are u talking of thousands of desert areas where u can travel a complete 5hrs without a single plantation or human residence? in some northern states u can travel 4hrs without across the desert before u get to see people. In terms of habitation, the inhabited areas in the north is the smallest in the country. all we have there are deserts

u lie, how are they inhabitable? well it is a blessing in disguise, in time to come u will get to see the usefulness

gidgiddy:
It should be noted that none of these 6 geopolitical zones are recognised by the constitution.

They are essentially ideas people made up in their heads

How are they not recognized? this is just the reality and a blessing in disguise for North

Omeokachie:
Mack truck is big, but can it match the performace of a Ferrari?

What does the "north" bring to the table aside claiming (through dubious local government creations) more allocation contributed by the "south"?

u won't understand it for now, in years to come u will get the lyrics better, it's a very big blessing in disguise

BankeSmalls:
13. Niger state is larger than all the south west states put together

southeast not southwest

kurupt1:
I wonder who drafted this map.......this is not how northern and southern parts of a country is drawn.How is kogi even in the northern part of this country? ?

come remove am na

hmabdool:



How are they not recognized? this is just the reality and a blessing in disguise for North

There is nothing like 6 geopolitical zones or Regions in the constitution.

I doubted this report until I did my own investigation. Hard to believe but true.

Please I need the names of two majority ethnic group and two minority ethnic group in all the zones

who geo zones help? it further divided an already divided nation. ....

gidgiddy:


There is nothing like 6 geopolitical zones or Regions in the constitution.

My friend the six zonal structure was adopted in 1995 constitutional conference, following former vice-president, Alex Ekwueme’s proposal...go and read about it

hmabdool:



My friend the six zonal structure was adopted in 1995 constitutional conference, following former vice-president, Alex Ekwueme’s proposal...go and read about it

Im not arguing that it was adopted, what Im saying is that they are not recognised by the constitution or by the law

BankeSmalls:
13. Niger state is larger than all the south west states put together

Oyo state is about the size of all ibo states put together.

Guestlander:


Oyo state is about the size of all ibo states put together.

BankeSmalls:
13. Niger state is larger than all the south west states put together

Oyo state is 7 times larger than alambara

What you called North Central today is best discribed as middle belt.


Maybe be Northcentral is North/Central Nigeria on the cardinal compass

Stop lumping the North together and segregating the south, Geopolitical zone is not in the constitution, SE is carve out for only Igbo speaking tribe and there are indiginous Igbos in Rivers, Delta, Edo and Benue.
The North, South South and West have several tribes and it is not carve out for a particular tribe like SE.

Omololu2121:
Oyo state is 7 times larger than alambara

And lagos the smallest of all is accomodating close to 20m people and Oyo have vast land that is wasteful, they cannot even farm it to feed theirselves, owing workers salary here and there, strike and hunger everywhere, nobi by size.

Anambra state is far more economically viable and sustainable than Oyo state with it vast land mass.

SashaBanks:
Its not about how big. As an Igbo girl, I prefer my small Anambra where everybody has something doing no matter how small. I appreciate our closely knitted communities which makes for better social development.

Though I don't know the intention of this useless OP, it may not be far from buttressing the fact that the North is bigger than the South.

Well, who big for nothing help?

A zone as big as the whole Northern region is infested with First class poverty, malnutrition, Homosexuality, Desert Encroachment, Diseases, Evil and Demons!

OP take your time oo. If you are that big and have that landmass, why are you people always interested in the South for survival?

Iddiot OP.


If you want change Haruna Mohammed Abdul to hmabdool... You are still an abokki.

AREWA - Association of Rebellious and Extremely Worst Animals.

Shut up!!! Na so the thing enter pain u?? Na waow!! I have just stated verifiable facts and u are hear ranting...well our igbo brothers and sisters (Not vagabond Ipob yoots) understand the whole scenario and it's advantages that's y they have been migrating to Hausa Fulani North to establish there businesses and grow the hausa fulani economy...they have also bought hausa fulani lands and developed it...so wetin be ur case

This thread objective is to let the guillible Nigerians know about their landmass but as expected, it'll turn to something else.

Instead of them to learn what they don't know about their country, all we'll hear is rants.

but why sudan , Niger , Chad which all have bigger landmasses than Nigeria but have fewer populations and hy is srael which is the land mass of Eastern Nigeria bigger, better, stronger , wealthier anb nire influencial than Nigeria

Looking at the population of South East States other states, there should be more states in the South West and North.

The South East is marginalizing the rest of the country in terms of land area, population visavis number of states.

SashaBanks:
Its not about how big. As an Igbo girl, I prefer my small Anambra where everybody has something doing no matter how small. I appreciate our closely knitted communities which makes for better social development.

Though I don't know the intention of this useless OP, it may not be far from buttressing the fact that the North is bigger than the South.

Well, who big for nothing help?

A zone as big as the whole Northern region is infested with First class poverty, malnutrition, Homosexuality, Desert Encroachment, Diseases, Evil and Demons!

OP take your time oo. If you are that big and have that landmass, why are you people always interested in the South for survival?

Iddiot OP.


If you want change Haruna Mohammed Abdul to hmabdool... You are still an abokki.

AREWA - Association of Rebellious and Extremely Worst Animals.

My God. Had a good laugh going through this. You're so full of hate. The op literally talked about nothing but geographical facts!! Where's all this hate against the op and the North coming from? Unwarranted!

elampiro:
Looking at the population of South East States other states, there should be more states in the South West and North.

The South East is marginalizing the rest of the country in terms of land area, population visavis number of states.

Tribal bigot, after depending on eastern Nigeria oil money to survive, you want more state for your parasitic regions.