Nigeria States By Landmass. Lagos Would Shock You
Rank State km²
1. Niger State 95,363
2. Borno State 92,898
3. Taraba State 54,473
4. Kaduna State 46,053
5. Bauchi State 45,837
6. Yobe State 45,502
7. Zamfara State 39,762
8. Adamawa State 36,917
9. Kwara State 36,825
10. Kebbi State 36,800
11. Benue State 34,059
12. Plateau State 30,913
13. Kogi State 29,833
14. Oyo State 28,454
15. Nasarawa State 27,117
16. Sokoto State 25,973
17. Katsina State 24,192
18. Jigawa State 23,154
19. Cross River State 20,156
20. Kano State 20,131
21. Gombe State 18,768
22. Edo State 17,802
23. Delta State 17,698
24. Ogun State 16,762
25. Ondo State 15,500
26. Rivers State 11,077
27. Bayelsa State 10,773
28. Osun State 9,251
- Federal Capital Territory 7,315
29. Enugu State 7,161
30. Akwa Ibom State 7,081
31. Ekiti State 6,353
32. Abia State 6,320
33. Ebonyi State 5,670
34. Imo State 5,100
35. Anambra State 4,844
36. Lagos State 3,345.
East
Enugu State 7,161
Abia State 6,320
Ebonyi State 5,670
Imo State 5,100
Anambra State 4,844
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Total =======29,095 sqkm.
Which is comparable to one of the smaller states in the north. Plateau State 30,913 OR Kogi State 29,833
North central
Niger State 95,363
Kwara State 36,825
Benue State 34,059
Plateau State 30,913
Kogi State 29,833
Nasarawa State 27,117
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Total =========254,110
North west
Kaduna State 46,053
Kebbi State 36,800
Sokoto State 25,973
Katsina State 24,192
Zamfara State 39,762
Kano State 20,131
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Total =====192,911 sqkm
North east
Borno State 92,898
Taraba State 54,473
Bauchi State 45,837
Yobe State 45,502
Adamawa State 36,917
Jigawa State 23,154
Gombe State 18,768
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Total = = = = 317,549
South west
Oyo State 28,454
Ogun State 16,762
Ondo State 15,500
Osun State 9,251
Ekiti State 6,353
Lagos State 3,345.
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Total = = = 79,665 sqkm
South south
Cross River State 20,156
Edo State 17,802
Delta State 17,698
Rivers State 11,077
Bayelsa State 10,773
Akwa Ibom State 7,081
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Total = = = = = 84,587 sqkm
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