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South South

6 states · 29 million people · 0 km²
Geopolitical zone comprising Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Cross River, Akwa Ibom.
🏛️
6
States
📍
123
LGAs
👥
28.8M
Population
🎓
32
Universities
🛒
14
Markets
🚏
68
Transit stops
South South on the map
State centroids · click any pin to open the state page
States in South South
6 states · alphabetical · click any state for the full profile
Capital: Uyo
Largest
31
LGAs
5.5M
Pop
km²
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Capital: Yenagoa
8
LGAs
2.3M
Pop
km²
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Capital: Calabar
18
LGAs
3.9M
Pop
km²
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Capital: Asaba
25
LGAs
5.7M
Pop
km²
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Capital: Benin City
18
LGAs
4.2M
Pop
km²
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Capital: Port Harcourt
Top pop
23
LGAs
7.3M
Pop
km²
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States compared
All 6 states side by side · sortable metrics
State Capital LGAs Areas Population km² GDP (USD m)
Akwa Ibom Uyo 31 3 5,482,200 $13,500
Bayelsa Yenagoa 8 2 2,278,000
Cross River Calabar 18 5 3,866,300
Delta Asaba 25 1 5,663,400 $18,900
Edo Benin City 18 5 4,235,600 $7,100
Rivers Port Harcourt 23 7 7,303,900 $21,000
Universities in South South
32 tertiary institutions across the zone
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state · Est. 1991 · Akwa Ibom
polytechnic
state · Est. 2010 · Akwa Ibom
university
state · Est. 1981 · Edo
university
federal · Est. 1973 · Edo
polytechnic
private · Est. 2002 · Edo
university
state · Est. 1980 · Delta
college of education
state · Est. 1976 · Cross River
college of education
state · Est. 2002 · Cross River
university
state · Est. 2002 · Delta
polytechnic
Markets across South South
14 markets · trade hubs throughout the zone
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Rivers · Open
Rivers · Open
Edo · Open
Edo · Open
Edo · Open
Delta · Open
South South at a deeper look
Languages, ethnic groups, religions and economic profile aggregated across all states

🗣️ Top languages

English 6 statesIjaw 3 statesIbibio 1 statesAnnang 1 statesOron 1 statesEfik 1 statesEjagham 1 statesBekwarra 1 states

👥 Ethnic groups

Ijaw 3 statesIbibio 1 statesAnnang 1 statesOron 1 statesEfik 1 statesEjagham 1 statesBekwarra 1 statesBoki 1 states

⛪ Religions

Christianity 6 statesIslam 1 statesTraditional 1 states

💼 Major industries

Oil & Gas Agriculture Maritime Aviation Fishing Tourism Cement Seaport Manufacturing Rubber
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About the South South zone

The South South zone is one of Nigeria's six geopolitical zones, grouping 6 states with a combined population of approximately 29 million across 0 km² of land area. Geopolitical zone comprising Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Cross River, Akwa Ibom.

The zone hosts 123 Local Government Areas, 32 universities, 14 markets, and 68 mapped transit stops. Click any state below to drill into its specific profile, LGAs, areas, and points of interest.

States in the South South zone

The 6 states in South South are: Akwa Ibom (capital: Uyo), Bayelsa (capital: Yenagoa), Cross River (capital: Calabar), Delta (capital: Asaba), Edo (capital: Benin City), and Rivers (capital: Port Harcourt).

Each state has its own comprehensive profile on Locate.ng covering governor, motto, demographics, climate, economy, major industries, postal codes, transit options, universities, NYSC camps and a full long-form profile.

What we cover for South South

For this zone, we aggregate data across every constituent state: total 208 businesses in our directory, 32 institutions (government offices, embassies, agencies), 10 NIPOST postal codes, and 0 indexed commute routes. Use the states grid above to drill into any specific state, the comparison table to see all states side by side, the universities section for tertiary education options, the most populous LGAs for urban centres, or the demographics breakdown for languages, ethnic groups and industries.

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From this zone you can also navigate sideways into Locate.ng's cross-cutting domains: the commute planner for step-by-step BRT, Danfo, Keke and Lagbus directions; postal codes for NIPOST lookup; jobs and employers for hiring; real estate for rentals and sales; NYSC for orientation logistics; intercity transport for road and air routes; verified services for trades and professionals; and editorial guides for long-form local intelligence.