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Niger State
Subdivisions of Nigeria
Nigeria
A first-level administrative division. Western neighbours
Republic of Benin
. Established in 1976, the state has 25 local governments and a land area of 76,000 square kilometers, accounting for 9% of the country's total area, making it the largest state in Nigeria.
- Chinese name
- Niger State
- Foreign name
- Niger State
- Administrative category
- state
- Subordinate region
- Nigeria Midwest [1]
- Geographical position
- West-central West Africa [2]
- Area product
- The land area is 76,000 square kilometers
- Subordinate area
- Minna (also translated as Mina), Contagora, Bida
- prescription
- English
- Institutions of higher learning
- Federal Technical University, Federal Institute of Education
- Total population
- 2482367
NIGER STATE
The population is 2,482,367, 90% of which live in rural areas. The capital is Minna. Agricultural development has great potential. Agriculture is the backbone of the state's economy, mainly growing corn, cassava, soybeans, rice, millet, cereals, peanuts, sugar cane, etc. Apart from food processing, there is not much manufacturing. Mineral deposits are gold, limestone, marble, copper, iron sand, glass sand, lead, quartz, clay and so on. Road traffic is more convenient. The level of education needs to be further improved, and higher education institutions are mainly federal technical universities, federal educational colleges, federal schools of arts and sciences, and state educational, nursing, health, agricultural colleges. Rich in power resources, the state has Shiroro (Shiroro), Kainji (Kainji), Jeba (Jebba) and other three large hydropower stations, known as the power state. Tourist attractions include Cairnji Lake Park, Ladi? Kwali (Ladi Kwali) Ceramic Center, etc.
