Ondo State

Ondo
State
Flag of Ondo State
Flag
Seal of Ondo State
Seal
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
 • BodyGovernment of Ondo State
 • Governor
(List)		Lucky Aiyedatiwa (APC)
 • Deputy GovernorOlayide Adelami
 • LegislatureOndo State House of Assembly
 • SenatorsC: Adeniyi Adegbonmire (APC)
N: Jide Ipinsagba (APC)
S: Jimoh Ibrahim (APC)
 • RepresentativesList
Area
 • Total15,500 km2 (6,000 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)1
 • Total3460877[1]
 • Estimate 
(2022)
5316600[2]
 • Rank18th of 36
GDP (PPP)
 • Year2021
 • Total$33.00 billion[3]
7th of 36
 • Per capita$6,077[3]
7th of 36
Time zoneUTC+01 (WAT)
postal code
340001
ISO 3166 codeNG-ON
HDI (2022)0.611[4]
medium · 12th of 37
^1 Preliminary results

Ondo State (Yoruba: Ìpínlẹ̀ Oǹdó) is a state in southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State.[5] Ondo borders Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast for 45 km, Edo State to the east, Delta State to the southeast for 36 km, Ogun State to the southwest for 179 km, Osun State to the northwest for 77 km, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south.[6] The state's capital is Akure, the former capital of the ancient Akure Kingdom.[7] The State includes mangrove-swamp forest near the Bights of Benin.[8]

Creek in southern Ondo state

Nicknamed the "Sunshine State", Ondo State is the 18th most populated state in the country,[9] and the 25th-largest state by landmass.[10] The state is predominantly Yoruba,[11][12] and the Yoruba language is commonly spoken.[13] Cocoa production, asphalt mining, and activities related to the state's extensive coastline also are part of the economy.[14] It is the home to the Idanre inselberg hills, the highest geographical point in the western half of Nigeria at over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in elevation.

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  3. ^ a b Okeowo, Gabriel; Fatoba, Iyanuoluwa, eds. (13 October 2022). "State of States 2022 Edition" (PDF). Budgit.org. BudgIT. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
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  10. ^ "World Gazetteer: Nigeria - administrative divisions (per geographical..." archive.ph. 5 January 2013. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  11. ^ "The People Of Ondo Kingdom And Their Culture: A Historical Survey And Political Underpinning – Ondo Connects New Era". Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Geography and Society", The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present, Cambridge University Press, pp. 1–28, 4 July 2019, doi:10.1017/9781107587656.001, ISBN 978-1-107-58765-6, S2CID 131619880, retrieved 7 March 2021
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