Ondo State
| Ondo | |
|---|---|
| State | |
| Nickname(s): Sunshine State | |
 Location of Ondo State in Nigeria |
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| Coordinates: 7°10′N 5°05′E / 7.167°N 5.083°ECoordinates: 7°10′N 5°05′E / 7.167°N 5.083°E | |
| Country |
 Nigeria
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| Date created | 3 February 1976 |
| Capital | Akure |
| Government | |
| • Governor (List) |
Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu (APC) |
| • Senators | Boluwaji Kunlere, Robert Ajayi Boroffice, Akinyelure Patrick Ayo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15,500 km2 (6,000 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 25th of 36 |
| Population (2006 census) | |
| • Total | 3,440,000 |
| • Estimate (2005) | 3,011,407 |
| • Rank | 18th of 36 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | |
| • Year | 2007 |
| • Total | $8.41 billion |
| • Per capita | $2,392 |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+01) |
| ISO 3166 code | NG-ON |
| ^1 Preliminary results | |
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 state in Nigeria have different ministerial offices representing the federal offices in each state.
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 minority 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.
Ondo State consists of eighteen (18) Local Government Areas. They are:
( Headquarters in Okeagbe)
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