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Ondo
State
Nicknames: 
Sunshine State
Location of Ondo State in Nigeria
Location of Ondo State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 7°10′N 5°05′E / 7.167°N 5.083°E / 7.167; 5.083
Country Nigeria
Date created3 February 1976
CapitalAkure
Government
 • Governor
(List)		Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu (APC)
 • Deputy GovernorLucky Ayedatiwa
 • SenatorsNicholas Tofowomo
Robert Ajayi Boroffice
Ayo Patrick Akinyelure
Area
 • Total15,500 km2 (6,000 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)1
 • Total3,460,877[1]
 • Rank18th of 36
GDP (PPP)
 • Year2007
 • Total$8.414 billion[2]
 • Per capita$2,392[2]
Time zoneUTC+01 (WAT)
postal code
340001
ISO 3166 codeNG-ON
HDI (2018)0.606[3]
medium · 16th of 37
^1 Preliminary results

Ondo State is a state in southwestern Nigeria. Created in February 1976 from the former Western State, Ondo State borders Ekiti State (formally part of the state) to the north, Kogi State to the northeast, Edo State to the east, Delta State to the southwest, Osun State to the northwest, and Atlantic Ocean to the south.[4] The state's capital is Akure, the former capital of the ancient Akure Kingdom.

Nicknamed the "Sunshine State", Ondo State is the 18th largest state in the country. The state is predominantly Yoruba,[5][6] and the Yoruba language is commonly spoken.[7] The state economy is dominated by the petroleum industry, with cocoa production, asphalt mining, and activities utilizing the state's extensive coastline also serving as major economic factors.[8]

Government and society

The state contains eighteen local government areas, the major ones being Akoko, Akure, Okitipupa, Ondo, Ilaje 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, Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Ondo and the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko.[9]

Local Government Areas

See also: List of villages in Ondo State

Ondo State consists of 18 local government areas, they are:

Governor

Akeredolu Oluwarotimi Odunayo[11] is the current sitting governor of Ondo state.[12]

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of Ondo State is largely from the Yoruba subgroups of the Akoko, The Edo speaking, Akure, Ikale, Ilaje, Ondo, and Owo peoples. Ijaw people, such as the Apoi, Furupagha and Arogbo populations, inhabit the coastal areas, and a sizeable number of the Ondo State people who speak a variant of the Yoruba language similar to the Ife dialect reside in Oke-Igbo.[13] Religion:The vast majority of population are Christians

Languages

Languages of Ondo State listed by LGA:[14]

LGA Languages
Akoko North East Ikare-Akoko;[15] Akpes; Arigidi; Emai-Iuleha-Ora; Ayere
Akoko North West Àhàn; Akpes; Arigidi; Ayere
Akoko South West Emai-Iuleha-Ora
Ese-Odo Izon, apoi
Ilaje Ilaje
okitipupa Ikale, Edo
Irele Edo, ikale
Ondo Ondo
Akure Akure
Odigbo ikale, ondo
Ose Edo; Emai-Iuleha-Ora
others Okpamheri

Tertiary institutions

Demographics

Population distribution of Ondo State[16]
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 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

Notable people

Media houses in Ondo State

  • Adaba 88.9FM[17]
  • ALALAYE 96.5FM
  • Breeze 91.9FM[18]
  • Crest 87.7 FM[19]
  • Eki Radio 100.9 FM
  • EMPIRE 104.5 FM
  • FUTA Radio
  • The Hope Newspapers[20]
  • INSIDE FUTA
  • KAFTAN TV
  • Kàkàkí Òndó FM
  • Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)
  • Orange 94.5FM[21]
  • OSRC Television[22]
  • Positive 102.5FM[23]
  • Remdel Television
  • RUGIPO 103.3 FM
  • Suncity Radio 101.1FM

References

  1. ^ "2006 PHC Priority Tables – NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION". population.gov.ng. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  2. ^ a b "C-GIDD (Canback Global Income Distribution Database)". Canback Dangel. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. ^ "Ondo state border States".
  5. ^ "The People Of Ondo Kingdom And Their Culture: A Historical Survey And Political Underpinning – Ondo Connects New Era". Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  6. ^ "Geography and Society", The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present, Cambridge University Press, pp. 1–28, 2019-07-04, doi:10.1017/9781107587656.001, ISBN 978-1-107-58765-6, retrieved 2021-03-07
  7. ^ "Yoruba Online". www.africa.uga.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  8. ^ "Ondo State". Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission. 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  9. ^ "Ondo State Trip Planner • Plan your Ondo State vacation itinerary". Inspirock. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  10. ^ "Ondo | Nigeria". Encyclopedia Britannica.
  11. ^ "Ondo State Government". www.ondostate.gov.ng.
  12. ^ "Ondo state Governor".
  13. ^ Anderson, Liam D. (2013). Federal Solutions to Ethnic Problems: Accommodating Diversity. ISBN 9780415781619. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  14. ^ "Nigeria". Ethnologue (22 ed.). Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  15. ^ Mine data spatial information,https://www.mindat.org/feature-2338325.html
  16. ^ "National Population Commission of Nigeria". population.gov.ng.
  17. ^ "Adaba 88.9 FM". Adaba 88.9 FM.
  18. ^ http://breezfm919.com/
  19. ^ "Crest 87.7 FM ...always at its peak". crest877fm.com.
  20. ^ http://www.thehopenewspapers.com
  21. ^ "Orange Fm 94.5 || Urban FM Station || News || Music || Entertainment". Orange 94.5 Fm.
  22. ^ "ONDO STATE RADIOVSION CORPORATION || NATION'S STAR STATION". Ondo State Radiovision Corporation.
  23. ^ "positive". radionigeriafm.com.

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