Nigeriaనైజీరియా is36 divided into [[States of Nigeria|thirty-six states]] and one [[Federal Capital Territoryరాష్ట్రాలు, Nigeria|Federalఒక Capitalఫెడరలు Territory]],కాపిటలు whichటెరిటరీగా areవిభజించబడింది. further sub-divided intoఇవి 774 [[Localస్థానిక Governmentప్రభుత్వ Areasప్రాంతాలు in(ఎల్.జి.ఎ. Nigeria|Localలు) Governmentగా Areas]] (LGAs)విభజించబడ్డాయి. Inకొన్ని some contextsసందర్భాలలో, the statesరాష్ట్రాలు are6 aggregatedభౌగోళి intoఆధారిత sixరాజకీయ geopoliticalప్రాంతాలుగా zonesవిభజించబడ్డాయి: Northనార్తు Westవెస్టు, Northనార్తు Eastఈస్టు, Northనార్తు Centralసెంట్రలు, Southసౌత్ Eastఈస్టు, Southసౌత్ Southసౌత్, andSouthసౌత్ Westవెస్టు.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/11/constitution-amendment-what-the-people-want/ |title=Constitution amendment: What the people want |accessdate=14 December 2012 |date=4 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106778:constitutional-review-nigeria-needs-broader-representation-&catid=203:youth-speak&Itemid=730 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511123924/http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106778%3Aconstitutional-review-nigeria-needs-broader-representation-&catid=203%3Ayouth-speak&Itemid=730 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=11 May 2013 |title=Constitutional review: Nigeria needs broader representation |accessdate=14 December 2012 |date=6 December 2012 |df= }}</ref>▼
▲Nigeria is divided into [[States of Nigeria|thirty-six states]] and one [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria|Federal Capital Territory]], which are further sub-divided into 774 [[Local Government Areas in Nigeria|Local Government Areas]] (LGAs). In some contexts, the states are aggregated into six geopolitical zones: North West, North East, North Central, South East, South South, and South West.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/11/constitution-amendment-what-the-people-want/ |title=Constitution amendment: What the people want |accessdate=14 December 2012 |date=4 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106778:constitutional-review-nigeria-needs-broader-representation-&catid=203:youth-speak&Itemid=730 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511123924/http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106778%3Aconstitutional-review-nigeria-needs-broader-representation-&catid=203%3Ayouth-speak&Itemid=730 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=11 May 2013 |title=Constitutional review: Nigeria needs broader representation |accessdate=14 December 2012 |date=6 December 2012 |df= }}</ref>
{{As of|2006||alt=Asofనాటి theజనాభా 2006గణాంకాల census}},ఆధారంగా Nigeriaనైజీరియాలో has1 eightమిలియను citiesప్రజలు withనివసిస్తున్న aనగరాలు population of over 1 million people8 (fromఅతిపెద్ద largestనుండి to smallestఅతిచిన్నవి): [[Lagos]]లాగోసు, [[Kano]]కనో, [[Ibadan]]ఇబాడాను, [[Beninబెనిను City]]సిటీ, andపోర్టు [[Portహరుకోర్టు Harcourt]]ఉన్నాయి. Lagosఆఫ్రికాలో isఅతిపెద్ద theనగరంగా [[Listలాగోసు ofఉంది. mostనగర populousప్రాంతాలలో cities in Africa|largest city in Africa]], with a population of over [[List of metropolitan areas by population|12 million]] inమిలియన్లకు itsపైగా [[urbanప్రజలు area]]నివసిస్తున్నారు.<ref name="felix">{{cite news |url=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L29819278.htm |agency=Reuters |title=Nigeria gives census result, avoids risky details |first=Felix |last=Onuah |date=29 December 2006|accessdate=23 November 2008}}</ref>
