Oyo State
Oyo State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria.[1] It is located in south-west part of Nigeria and its capital is Ibadan, the largest city in Nigeria.[2]
Oyo State | |
|---|---|
State | |
| Nicknames: Pace Setter State | |
 Location of Ọyọ State in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 8°00′N 4°00′E[3] | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| Date created | 3 February 1976 |
| Capital | Ibadan |
| Government | |
| • Governor[4] | Oluwaseyi Makinde (PDP) |
| • Deputy Governor | Rauf Olaniyan |
| • Senators |
|
| • Representatives | List |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28,454 km2 (10,986 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[5] | |
| • Total | 5,580,894[6] |
| GDP | |
| • Year | 2007 |
| • Total | $29.8 billion[7] |
| • Per capita | $2,666[7] |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (WAT) |
| postal code | 200001 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG-OY |
| HDI (2018) | 0.626[8] medium · 11th of 37 |
| Website | www |
History
It was created from Western States and included Osun State, which later splitted in 1991.
References
- Population by State and Sex. population.gov.ng
- Magazine, African Business (2015-07-21). "Could Ibadan be Nigeria's next top city?". African Business Magazine. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - The Encyclopedia of African-American Heritage by Susan Altman , Chapter O, page 183
- See List of governors of Oyo State for a list of prior governors
- Archived 2009-08-26 at the Wayback Machine State overview
- "2006 PHC Priority Tables – NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION". population.gov.ng. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- "C-GIDD (Canback Global Income Distribution Database)". Canback Dangel. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
- "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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