Edo State State nickname: Heart Beat of Nigeria
Location
Statistics
Governor (List)	[[Oseremeh Osunbor]] (PDP)
Date Created	27 August 1991
Capital	Benin City
Area	17,802 km² Ranked 22nd
Population 1991 Census 2005 estimate	Ranked 27th 2,159,848 3,497,502
ISO 3166-2	NG-ED

Edo State is an inland state in central southern Nigeria. Its capital is Benin City. It was formed in 1991 by the split of Bendel State into Edo and Delta State. Languages spoken in the state include Bini, Esan, Afemai, Ora, Ijo etc. The following table presents a listing of Nigerian state nicknames. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 676 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1869 × 1658 pixel, file size: 58 KB, MIME type: image/png)one of the States of Nigeria Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias state governors. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias states and the dates of their creation. ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year (240th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... The following is a list of Nigerian State capitals. ... Location of Benin City in Nigeria Benin City, a city (2006 est. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias 36 states ranked in order of their surface area. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Nigerian states by population density Map of Nigerian states by total population The following table presents a listing of Nigerias 36 states ranked in order of their total population (based on 2005 population estimates). ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... Location of Benin City in Nigeria Benin City, a city (2006 est. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... The Mid-Western Region was a division of Nigeria from 1963 to 1991, from 1976 being known as the Bendel state. ... All the main characters (except the man on the left) Delta State is a Canadian cartoon, based on a comic book, featuring four amnesiac roommates with the ability to enter the Delta State, an ethereal realm. ... Edo is a Benue-Congo language spoken in Edo State, Nigeria by approximately 1 000 000 people. ... Edo is a Benue-Congo language spoken in Edo State, Nigeria by approximately 1 000 000 people. ... Edo is a Benue-Congo language spoken in Edo State, Nigeria by approximately 1 000 000 people. ... Edo is a Benue-Congo language spoken in Edo State, Nigeria by approximately 1 000 000 people. ... IJO in his favourite mood on Karlskronos square, Klaipeda IJO (born Audrius VaitiekÅ«nas April 17, 1983, Klaipeda, Lithuania), is an independent Lithuanian musician, songwriter. ...

Edo state is home to several ethnicities, among them the Bini, Esan, Afemai and Ijaw. The state is renowned for its proficiency in sports and athletics and a culture of intellectual edification and scholastic excellence. The University of Benin, one of Nigeria's prominent Universities is located in Edo State, as are other institutions of higher learning. MINI is the name of a subsidiary of BMW as well as that of a car produced by that subsidiary since April 2001. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Afenmai or Afemai is an ethnic language of the group of people living in the northern part of Edo State south south geo political zone of Nigeria. ... The Ijaw (also known by the subgroups Ijo or Izon) are a collection of peoples indigenous mostly to the forest regions of the Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States within the Niger Delta in Nigeria. ... The University of Benin, in Benin City, Nigeria, is one of the countrys major universities. ...

Tourist attractions, which span the expanse of the state, are exemplified by the Emotan statue in Benin city and the Somorika hills in Akoko Edo. Somorika hills consist of an extended expanse of hills crowned by massive boulders perched precariously on the summits of hills and alongside seemingly inadequate locations on the sides. Indeed the hills form a breathtaking accompaniment to any journey on the road that run alongside them and are particularly enchanting to children. Location of Benin City in Nigeria Benin City, a city (2006 est. ...

Administrative Divisions

1. Akoko-Edo
2. Egor
3. Esan-North-East
4. Esan-Central
5. Esan-South-East
6. Esan-West
7. Etsako-Central
8. Etsako-East
9. Etsako-West
10. Igueben
11. Ikpoba-Okha
12. Oredo
13. Orhionmwon
14. Ovia-North-East
15. Ovia-South-West
16. Owan-East
17. Owan-West
18. Uhunmwonde

External links

• Homepage of the State Government

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