Ondo State




State in Nigeria









































































Ondo
State

Flag of Ondo State
Flag
Nickname(s): 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; 5.083Coordinates: 7°10′N 5°05′E / 7.167°N 5.083°E / 7.167; 5.083
Country
 Nigeria
Date created 3 February 1976
Capital Akure
Government
 • Governor
(List)
Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu (APC)
 • Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi
 • Senators
Yele Omogunwa
Robert Ajayi Boroffice
Omotayo Donald
Area
 • Total 15,500 km2 (6,000 sq mi)
Area rank 25th of 36
Population (2006 census)1
 • Total 3,460,877[1]
 • Rank 18th of 36

GDP (PPP)
 • Year 2007
 • Total $8.41 billion[2]
 • Per capita $2,392[2]
Time zone
UTC+01 (WAT)
ISO 3166 code NG-ON

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Ondo or Ondo State is a state in Nigeria 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. Each Nigerian state has several ministerial offices representing the federal government.[3]


Ondo state borders Ekiti state to the north, Kogi State to the northeast, Edo State to the east, Delta State to the southeast, Ogun State to the southwest, and Osun State to the northwest.




Contents






  • 1 Government and society


    • 1.1 Local government areas




  • 2 Tertiary institutions in Ondo State


  • 3 Demographics


  • 4 Notable people


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





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, Okitipupa, Ilaje, Ondo, and Owo peoples. Ijaw 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.[4]



Local government areas


Ondo State consists of 18 local government areas:




  • Akoko North-East (headquarters in Ikare)


  • Akoko North-West (headquarters in Okeagbe)


  • Akoko South-East (headquarters in Isua)


  • Akoko South-West (headquarters in Oka)

  • Akure North

  • Akure South

  • Ese Odo

  • Idanre

  • Ifedore

  • Ilaje

  • Ile Oluji/Okeigbo

  • Irele

  • Odigbo

  • Okitipupa

  • Ondo East

  • Ondo West

  • Ose

  • Owo



Tertiary institutions in Ondo State



  • Elizade University, ilaramokin

  • Federal University of Technology Akure


  • Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko


  • Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa


  • Achievers University, Owo


  • Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo

  • Adeyemi University of Education, Ondo

  • Wesley University Ondo

  • National Open University of Nigeria Oke Aro road Akure

  • University of Medical Sciences, Ondo



Demographics






























































































































Population distribution of Ondo State[5]

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


Notable people



  • Ilesanmi Adesida

  • Akintunde Akinwande

  • Olusegun Mimiko

  • Gani Adams

  • King Sunny Ade

  • Olusegun Agagu

  • Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu

  • Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu

  • Bamidele Aturu

  • Akinyelure Patrick Ayo

  • Omotola Jalade Ekeinde

  • Olu Falae

  • Gani Fawehinmi

  • T. B. Joshua

  • Jimoh Ibrahim

  • Nahzeem Olufemi Mimiko

  • Micheal Ade Ojo

  • Bode Olajumoke

  • Chris Olukolade

  • Reekado Banks







References





  1. ^ "2006 PHC Priority Tables – NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION". population.gov.ng. Retrieved 2017-10-10..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab "C-GIDD (Canback Global Income Distribution Database)". Canback Dangel. Retrieved 2008-08-20.


  3. ^ "Ondo capital, Akure, becomes den for kidnappers". Pemium Times Nigeria. Retrieved June 19, 2015.


  4. ^ "Federal Solutions to Ethnic Problems: Accommodating Diversity". Google book. Retrieved June 19, 2015.


  5. ^ "National Population Commission of Nigeria". population.gov.ng.




External links


Media related to Ondo State at Wikimedia Commons



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