Benue State
State of Nigeria
Benue State is a state of Nigeria, and its capital is Makurdi. It is the 11th largest of the country's 37 states by area, at 34,059 km². With about 5.74 million people, it ranks 10th by population and holds roughly 2% of the national total.
- Type
- State
- Capital
- Makurdi
- Population
- 5,741,81510th of 37, 2016
- Area
- 34,059 km²11th of 37
- Density
- 169 per km²