Ondo State | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s): | |
 Location of Ondo State in Nigeria | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| Date created | 3 February 1976 |
| Capital | Akure |
| Government | |
| • Governor (List) | Olusegun Mimiko (LP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15,500 km2 (6,000 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 25th of 36 |
| Population (2006 census)1 | |
| • Total | 3,440,000 |
| • Estimate (2005) | 3,011,407 |
| • Rank | 20th of 36 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | |
| • Year | 2007 |
| • Total | $8.41 billion[1] |
| • Per capita | $2,392[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (WAT) |
| ISO 3166 code | NG-ON |
| ^1 Preliminary results | |
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.
Government and society
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, Akure and the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba/Akoko.
The ethnic composition of Ondo State is largely from the Yoruba subgroups of the Akoko, Akure, Ikale, Ilaje, Ondo, and Owo. Ijaw minority (such as Apoi and Arogbo)populations inhabit the coastal areas; while a sizable number of the Ondo State people who speak a variant of the Yoruba language similar to Ife dialect reside in Oke-Igbo. These people are also Yorubas.
Ondo State contains the largest number of public schools in Nigeria - over 880 primary schools and 190 secondary schools.
Local Government Areas
Ondo State consists of eighteen Local Government Areas. They are:
The largest town is Akure.
Demographics
| Local Government Area | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akoko North-West | 108,057 | 105,735 | 213,792 |
| Akoko North-East | 93,060 | 82,349 | 175,409 |
| Akoko South-East | 41,995 | 40,431 | 82,426 |
| Akoko South-West | 123,979 | 105,507 | 229,486 |
| Ose | 73,395 | 71,506 | 144,901 |
| Owo | 110,429 | 108,457 | 218,886 |
| Akure North | 66,878 | 64,709 | 131,587 |
| Akure South | 175,495 | 177,716 | 353,211 |
| Ifedore | 92,014 | 84,313 | 176,327 |
| Ile Oluji/Okeigbo | 87,505 | 85,365 | 172,870 |
| Ondo West | 139,400 | 144,272 | 283,672 |
| Ondo East | 38,032 | 36,726 | 74,758 |
| Idanre | 66,996 | 62,028 | 129,024 |
| Odigbo | 114,814 | 115,537 | 230,351 |
| Okitipupa | 120,626 | 112,939 | 233,565 |
| Irele | 75,636 | 69,530 | 145,166 |
| Ese Odo | 78,100 | 76,878 | 154,978 |
| Ilaje | 154,852 | 135,763 | 290,615 |
| TOTAL | 1,761,263 | 1,679,761 | 3,441,024 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "C-GIDD (Canback Global Income Distribution Database)". Canback Dangel. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ↑ http://www.ile-olujinig.net/
- ↑ National Population Commission of Nigeria
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