NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ondo State

Ondo State, Nigeria was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. It originally included what is now Ekiti State, which was split off in 1996. Akure is the state capital. The state contains eighteen Local Government Areas, the major ones being Akoko, Akure, Okitipupa, Ondo, and Owo. The majority of the state's citizens live in urban centers. The big government universities in Ondo state are the Federal University of Technology,Akure and the Adekunle Ajasin university,Akungba/Akoko. The following table presents a listing of Nigerian state nicknames. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1869x1658, 57 KB)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 License, Version 1. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias state governors. ... Dr. Olusegun Kokumo Agagu (b. ... The Peoples Democratic Party is a centrist political party in Nigeria. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias states and the dates of their creation. ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The following is a list of Nigerian State capitals. ... Location of Akure in Nigeria Akure is a city in the southwestern region of Nigeria, and is the largest city and capital of Ondo State. ... -1... 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. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The former Western State of Nigeria was formed in 1967 when the Western Region was subdivided into the states of Lagos and Western State. ... Ekiti State is an inland south-western state of Nigeria. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Location of Akure in Nigeria Akure is a city in the southwestern region of Nigeria, and is the largest city and capital of Ondo State. ... ]Akoko is a large settlement of predominantly Yoruba speaking folks, which spans from Ondo state to Edo state in south-West Nigeria. ... Location of Akure in Nigeria Akure is a city in the southwestern region of Nigeria, and is the largest city and capital of Ondo State. ... Ondo City is the largest city in Ondo State, Nigeria. ... The Owo kingdom ruled in Yoruba, in what is now Nigeria, between the years 1400 and 1600. ...

The ethnic composition of Ondo State is largely from the Yoruba subgroups of the Akoko, Akure, Ikale, Ilaje, Ondo, and Owo. The Yoruba (native name YorÃ¹bÃ¡) are the largest single ethnic group in Nigeria. ... ]Akoko is a large settlement of predominantly Yoruba speaking folks, which spans from Ondo state to Edo state in south-West Nigeria. ... Location of Akure in Nigeria Akure is a city in the southwestern region of Nigeria, and is the largest city and capital of Ondo State. ... Ondo City is the largest city in Ondo state, Nigeria. ... The Owo kingdom ruled in Yoruba, in what is now Nigeria, between the years 1400 and 1600. ...

Ondo State contains the largest number of public schools in Nigeria - over 880 primary schools and 190 secondary schools.

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