Ibadan | |
|---|---|
Metropolis | |
| Ibadan | |
| Nickname: Ilé Oluyole Ìlú Ogunmola | |
  Ibadan Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 7°23′47″N 3°55′0″E / 7.39639°N 3.91667°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Oyo |
| War camp | 1829 |
| Ibadan District Council | 1961 |
| Ibadan Municipal Government | 1989 |
| Area | |
| • Metropolis | 1,680 km2 (650 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,102 km2 (812 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st |
| Elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| • Metropolis | 2,559,853 |
| • Estimate (2021) | 3,649,000 |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 985.13/km2 (2,551.5/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,552,000[1] |
| • Urban density | 464.71/km2 (1,203.6/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 4,000,000 (estimated) |
| GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
| • Year | 2023 |
| • Total | $29.0 billion[3] |
| • Per capita | $7,500 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (WAT) |
| National language | Yoruba |
| Website | http://www.oyostate.gov.ng/ |
Ibadan (UK: /ɪˈbædən/, US: /ɪˈbɑːdən/;[4] Yoruba: Ìbàdàn) is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano, with a total population of 3,649,000 as of 2021, and over 6 million people within its metropolitan area. It is one of the country's largest cities by geographical area. At the time of Nigeria's independence in 1960, Ibadan was the largest and most populous city in the country, and the second-most populous in Africa behind Cairo. Ibadan is ranked one of the fastest-growing cities in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the UN Human Settlements Program (2022).[5] It is also ranked third in West Africa in the tech startups index. Ibadan joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2016.
Ibadan is located in south-western Nigeria, 129 kilometres (80 mi) inland northeast of Lagos and 530 kilometres (330 mi) southwest of Abuja, the federal capital. It is a prominent transit point between the coastal region and areas in the hinterland of the country. Ibadan had been the administrative center of the old Western Region since the early days of British colonial rule, and parts of the city's ancient protective walls still stand to this day. The principal inhabitants of the city are the Yoruba people, as well as various communities (notably Igbo, Hausa, Edo, and Ibibio) from other parts of the country.
- ^ Demographia (January 2015). Demographia World Urban Areas (PDF) (11th ed.). Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ Summing the 11 Local Government Areas of Ibadan using:
population.de (2011). "Population of oyo state". Retrieved 15 July 2016. - ^ "TelluBase—Nigeria Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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- ^ "Top 10 fastest growing cities in Africa 2022". 15 June 2022.