| Ondo State State nickname: Sunshine State |
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| Governor (List) |
Olusegun Mimiko (LP) | |
| Date Created | 3 February 1976 | |
| Largest City | Akure City | |
| Capital | Akure | |
| Area | 15,500 km² Ranked 25th |
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| Population 1991 Census 2005 estimate 2006 Census |
Ranked 20th 3,884,485 3,011,407 3,440,000 |
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| GDP (PPP) -Total -Per Capita |
2007 (estimate) $8.41 billion[1] $2,392[1] |
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| ISO 3166-2 | NG-ON | |
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.
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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 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 the Ife-speaking people of Oke-Igbo constitute another minority.
Ondo State contains the largest number of public schools in Nigeria - over 880 primary schools and 190 secondary schools.
Local Government Areas
Ondo State includes eighteen Local Government Areas. They are:
Population Distribution
LGA 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
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Largest town is Akure.
References
- ^ a b "C-GIDD (Canback Global Income Distribution Database)". Canback Dangel. http://www.cgidd.com. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ National Population Commission of Nigeria www.population.gov.ng
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Coordinates: 7°10′N 5°05′E / 7.167°N 5.083°E
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