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 | |
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State | |
Nicknames: Pace Setter State | |
Coordinates: 8°00′N 4°00′E / 8.000°N 4.000°E[4] | |
Country | Nigeria |
Date created | 3 February 1976 |
Capital | Ibadan |
Government | |
• Governor[5] | Oluwaseyi Makinde (PDP) |
• Deputy Governor | Rauf Olaniyan |
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• Representatives | List |
Area | |
• Total | 28,454 km2 (10,986 sq mi) |
Population (2006)[6] | |
• Total | 5,580,894[3] |
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 |
It was created from Western States and included Osun State, which later splitted in 1991.
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