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Oyo

    Capital:Ibadan
    Governor:Oluwaseyi Makinde
    Deputy:Rauf Aderemi Olaniyan
    Slogan:Pace Setter

    Oyo state can be found in south west Nigeria. It was created on the 3rd of February 1976 from the former Western State. The state is populated by the Yorubas and the language spoken is Yoruba. As at 2007 Oyo state had an estimated population of 6,617,720.   Ibadan, the state capital is the largest indigenous city in Africa, south of the Sahara with a population of about 1.4 million.

    Mineral Resources: Tin, Gold, Columbite and Marble exist in commercial quantities.
    Agricultural Resources: Tobacco, Cocoa, Palm Produce, Beans, Platain, Cassava, Maize, Kolanuts.
    Points of Interest: Ibadan University Zoo, Agodi Zoological Garden, Mbari Arts Center.
    Traditional Festivals: Egungun, Ode-Ibadan.

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    Local Government Areas

    • Afijio
    • Akinyele
    • Atiba
    • Atisbo
    • Egbeda
    • Ibadan North
    • Ibadan North East
    • Ibadan North West
    • Ibadan South East
    • Ibadan South West
    • Ibadan Central
    • Ibarapa Central
    • Ibarapa East
    • Ibarapa North
    • Ido
    • Irepo
    • Iseyin
    • Itesiwaju
    • Iwajowa
    • Kajola
    • Lagelu
    • Ogbomosho North
    • Ogbomosho South
    • Ogo Oluwa
    • Olorunsogo
    • Oluyole
    • Ona Ara
    • Orelope
    • Ori Ire
    • Oyo
    • Oyo East
    • Saki East
    • Saki West
    • Surulere




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