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
 • Total3,460,877[1]
 • Estimate 
(2022)
5,316,600[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 (2021)0.610[4]
medium · 16th 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] It 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] The state economy is dominated by the petroleum industry. 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 in elevation.

Government and society

Departments, Agencies and Public Bodies

The state contains eighteen local government areas, the major ones being Akoko, Akure, Okitipupa, Ondo, Ilaje, Idanre and Owo. The majority of the state's citizens live in urban centers. The prominent government universities in Ondo State are the Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State University of Science and Technology Okitipupa, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo and the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko.[16]

Local government areas

See also: List of villages in Ondo State

Ondo State consists of 18 local government areas,[17] they are:

Governor

Lucky Aiyedatiwa is the sitting governor of Ondo state.[19] Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was sworn in on December 27, 2023 as the successor of Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu[20] who died as a result of cancer complications earlier that day.

Politics

The State government is led by a democratically elected governor who works closely with members of the state's house of assembly. The Capital city of the State is Akure.[21]

Electoral system

The electoral system of each state is selected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two -third of the State local government Areas. If no candidate passes threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government Areas.[22]

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of Ondo State consists largely of Yoruba subgroups of the Idanre, Akoko, Akure, Ikale, Ilaje, Ondo, and Owo peoples. Ijaw people, such as the Apoi and Arogbo populations inhabit the southeastern swamps close to the Edo state border. A small population of people speak a variant of the Yoruba language similar to the Ife dialect in Oke-Igbo town close to the Osun state border.[23]

Religion

The vast majority of the population are Christians; minorities practice Islam and traditional Yoruba animist worship.[24][25]

The Anglican Province of Ondo (2002?) within the Church of Nigeria includes the Dioceses of Akoko (2008) led by Bishop Jacob O.B. Bada (2019), Akure led by Bishop Simeon Borokini (2013), also Archbishop of Ondo Province (2022), On the Coast (1995 as the Diocese of Ikale-Ilaje) led by Bishop Seyi Pirisola (2019), Idoani led by Bishop Adegoke Oludare Agara (2020), Ilaje led by Bishop Fredrick Idowu Olugbemi (2009), Ile-Oluji led by Bishop Abel Oluyemi Ajibodu (2017), Irele-Eseodo (2009) led by Bishop Joshua Sunday Oyinlola (2019), Ondo (1952) led by Bishop Stephen Adeniran Oni (2018), and Owo (1983) led Bishop Stephen Ayodeji Fagbemi (2017).

174,148 Catholics (2021) in the Diocese of Ondo (1943) a suffragan of Ibadan, with 60 parishes under Bishop Jude Ayodeji Arogundade (2010).

Climate

Ondo has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate.[26] The city's yearly temperature is 28.42 °C (83.16 °F) and it is -1.04% lower than Nigeria's averages. Ondo typically receives about 182.94 millimeters (7.2 inches) of precipitation and has 266.26 rainy days (72.95% of the time) annually.[27]

Languages

Languages of Ondo State listed by LGA:[28]

LGA Languages
Akoko South East Yoruba (Ao), Uhami, Ukue
Akoko South West Yoruba (Akoko, Ekiti)
Akoko North East Yoruba (Akoko), Arigidi, Ayere
Akoko North West Yoruba (Akoko, Ekiti), Abesabesi, Arigidi, Ayere
Akure North Yoruba (Ekiti)
Akure South Yoruba (Ekiti)
Ese-Odo Yoruba (Apoi), Izon
Idanre Yoruba (Ondo, Ekiti)
Ifedore Yoruba (Ekiti)
Ilaje Yoruba (Ilaje)
Ile Oluji/Okeigbo Yoruba (Ondo, Ife)
Irele Yoruba (Ikale)
Odigbo Yoruba (Ikale, Ondo)
Okitipupa Yoruba (Ikale)
Ondo East Yoruba (Ondo)
Ondo West Yoruba (Ondo)
Ose Yoruba (Ogho, Ao), Owan (Ora)
Owo Yoruba (Ogho)

Mineral resources in Ondo State

The following are mineral resources found in Ondo State:[29]

Tertiary institutions

Transportation

Federal Highways are

Other major roads include:

Airports:

Akure Airport

Demographics

Population distribution of Ondo State[42]
Local government area Male Female Total
Akoko North-West 108,057 105,735 213,792
Akoko North-East 93,060 82,349 175,409
Akoko South-East 41,995 40,431 82,426
Akoko South-West 123,979 105,507 229,486
Ose 73,395 71,506 144,901
Owo 110,429 108,457 218,886
Akure North 66,878 64,709 131,587
Akure South 175,495 177,716 353,211
Ifedore 92,014 84,313 176,327
Ile Oluji 87,505 85,365 172,870
Ondo West 139,400 144,272 283,672
Ondo East 38,032 36,726 74,758
Idanre 66,996 62,028 129,024
Odigbo 114,814 115,537 230,351
Okitipupa 120,626 112,939 233,565
Irele 75,636 69,530 145,166
Ese Odo 78,100 76,878 154,978
Ilaje 154,852 135,763 290,615
Total 1,761,263 1,679,761 3,441,024

Notable people


Media houses in Ondo State

Gallery

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