Which State Is The Smallest In Nigeria –
The question, ‘Which State Is The Smallest In Nigeria’, is a very popular question among Nigerians.
In this article, we intend to answer the question. Our answer will be based on fact.
The following is the list of all 36 states of the country and the federal capital, alongside their corresponding area:
1.) Niger State — 76,363 km square
2.) Borno State — 70,898 km square
3.) Taraba State — 54,473 km square
4.) Kaduna State — 46,053 km square
5.) Bauchi State — 45,837 km square
6.) Yobe State — 45,502 km square
7.) Zamfara State — 39,762 km square
8.) Adamawa State — 36,917 km square
9.) Kwara State — 36,825 km square
10.) Kebbi State — 36,800 km square
11.) Benue State — 34,059 km square
12.) Plateau State — 30,913 km square
13.) Kogi State — 29,833 km square
14.) Oyo State — 28,454 km square
15.) Nasarawa State — 27,117 km square
16.) Sokoto State — 25,973 km square
17.) Katsina State — 24,192 km square
18.) Jigawa State — 23,154 km square
19.) Cross River State — 20,156 km square
20.) Kano State — 20,131 km square
21.) Gombe State — 18,768 km square
22.) Edo State — 17,802 km square
23.) Delta State — 17,698 km square
24.) Ogun State — 16,762 km square
25.) Ondo State — 15,500 km square
26.) Rivers State — 11,077 km square
27.) Bayelsa State — 10,773 km square
28.) Osun State — 9,251 km square
29.) Federal Capital Territory — 7,315 km square
30.) Enugu State — 7,161 km square
31.) Akwa Ibom State — 7,081 km square
32.) Ekiti State — 6,353 km square
33.) Abia State — 6,320 km square
34.) Ebonyi State — 5,670 km square
35.) Imo State — 5,530 km square
36.) Anambra State — 4,844 km square
37.) Lagos State — 3,345 km square
From the list, it can be clearly seen that Lagos State is the smallest state in the country, with an area of 3,345 km square.
Lagos is about 22 times smaller than the largest state in the country.
The size of Lagos State might trick people into making some wrong assumptions about the state. However, some people will be stunned by the following facts.
Lagos is the most populous state in Nigeria — the state with the highest population. Lagos State is the economically most important state in the country — the most important state in terms of economy.
It is the busiest state in the country. It can exist as an independent country. Furthermore, if the state becomes a country, it will be a better country than the rest of Nigeria.
Not only that, Nigeria without Lagos State will drop greatly on Africa’s ranking of important countries. The following are some popular towns and cities in Lagos: Lekki, Lagos, Lekki, Epe, Ikorodu, Eko Atlantic, Badagry and Ojo.
The state is home to a good number of institutions like the University of Lagos, Lagos State College Of Health Technology, Lagos State University, Lagos Business School, Caleb University, Yaba College of Technology and Lagos State Polytechnic.
Am chika emmanuel chukwuemeka am proud i belong to delta state
THE BIG HEART
Number 12 in most popullated state in nigeria
Number 23 in biggest state by land in nigeria
Proudly deltans
Good good. The smallest, yet the most populated and the busiest.
Thank you Onome. Lagos is really is.
Hello am sabastine bruno, a clean guy from the cleanest state in nigeria, am proud of my state
I’m Rawlings from Rivers State but I still don’t understand why is lag among the smallest and also the biggest