Six Geopolitical Zones In Nigeria And Their States (Population)

 Full details on the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria, their states and population – Nigeria is a West African country, that has the Sahara Desert to its north, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south. With neighbors such as Chad to the North and Cameroon to the South East, the country is populated with over 190 million people who come from over 240 ethnic groups, each of whom speaks different languages. Culturally, Nigeria is one of the most diverse countries in the world, and the influences of the Neighboring countries, as mentioned above, mixed with the influence of Religion: Islam to the North, and Christianity to the South, meaning that it is necessary to divide the country into smaller groups so as to effectively govern and administer this vast country.

Six Geopolitical Zones In Nigeria And Their States

Northcentral, Northwest, Northeast, South-south, Southwest, Southeast.

• North Central: The north central is made up of six states the Benue, Niger, Kogi, Kwara, Plateau, Nassarawa, and FCT.
• North West: This is made up of seven states the Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kaduna, Kebbi, Zamfara, and Sokoto states. The zone covers more than a quarter of the total population of Nigerians.
• North East: Represented by six states which are the Gombe, Bauchi, Yobe, Benue, Adamawa, Taraba states.
• South-South: It is presented by six states Akwa-Ibom, Cross Rivers, Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta and Edo.
• South East: This is represented by five states the Abia, Imo, Ebonyi, and Anambra states.
• South West: This is represented by the six states; Ekiti, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Ogun and, Lagos.

The Following are the Six Geopolitical Zones in Nigeria, States and their population. Including some important and also useful information about each of them.