Nigeria is a country located in West Africa along the Gulf of Guinea. It has a long coastline and many rivers and creeks along the coast that are lined with mangrove swamps. Traveling inland, the landscape changes to tropical rainforest and then savannas and highlands in the center of the country. Nigeria has a tropical climate with two main regions - the south receives high rainfall year-round while the north has a dry season when the harmattan wind blows south from the Sahara Desert. Nigeria has a population of over 128 million people from several hundred ethnic groups and it is Africa's most populous country.
Migori County is bound between latitudes 1° 4' 0" South of the equator, and longitudes 34° 28' 0" east of the prime meridian. It borders Homa Bay County to the North; Kisii County to the East; and to the West, it borders Narok County and the Republic of Tanzania to South. It touches Lake Victoria on its Western margins. The County is one of the six counties in Nyanza Province. The County experiences two rainy seasons, and with temperatures between 21-35 degrees Celsius. The county was delineated in 2012 by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) of Kenya which made Migori to have seven administrative districts namely: Migori District, Kuria East District, and Kuria West district, Uriri District, Awendo District, Rongo District and Nyatike Districts respectively. Her capital is in Migori town, about 22 kilometers from Kisii town.
Migori County is bound between latitudes 1° 4' 0" South of the equator, and longitudes 34° 28' 0" east of the prime meridian. It borders Homa Bay County to the North; Kisii County to the East; and to the West, it borders Narok County and the Republic of Tanzania to South. It touches Lake Victoria on its Western margins. The County is one of the six counties in Nyanza Province. The County experiences two rainy seasons, and with temperatures between 21-35 degrees Celsius. The county was delineated in 2012 by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) of Kenya which made Migori to have seven administrative districts namely: Migori District, Kuria East District, and Kuria West district, Uriri District, Awendo District, Rongo District and Nyatike Districts respectively. Her capital is in Migori town, about 22 kilometers from Kisii town.
GEOGRAPHY YEAR 9: NIGERIA. Presentation suitable for Geography Year 9, which contains: geography, borders, maps, flags, current leaders, etymology, currency, area, early and modern history, governance, foreign relations, military, topography and relief forms, rivers and lakes, climate, biodiversity, economy, natural resources, population and density, capital, largest cities, ethnic groups, language, religion, health system, education system and literacy, culture, personalities.
8. Fast Facts 910,774 sq.km. (351,650 sq.miles) Land Area <128,000,000 Population Muslim, Christian, local dialects Religions Naira Official Currency English (Official), local dialects Languages Abuja Capital City Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Name
20. http://www.geographic.org/maps/nigeria_maps.html References http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Nigeriaarms22.PNG http://encarta.msn.com/related_761557915_20/pictures_of_Nigeria.html http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/africa/ng.htm http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/Counprof/nigeria/nigeria.htm#3.CLIMATE http://www.uni.edu/gai/Nigeria/Lessons/Nigeria_on_line.html #STUDENT%20ACTIVITY%20PAGE http://fga.freac.fsu.edu/academy/pdf/nigeria_map.pdf Geography: The World and Its People; Glencoe/McGraw-Hill; 1996; pages 484-488. http://fga.freac.fsu.edu/academy/k1niger.htm http://www.focusonforests.org/large/westafricamap.htm
Editor's Notes
The West African country of Nigeria takes its name from the Niger River, which flows through western and central Nigeria. It is one of the largest nations in Africa, and is more than twice the size of California.
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