Where is oyo state in nigeria

The vegetation pattern of Oyo State is that of rain forest in the south and guinea savannah in the north. Thick forest in the south gives way to grassland interspersed with trees in the north. It came into existence with the break up of the old Western State of Nigeria during the State creation exercise in and it originally included Osun State, which was split off in Oyo State is homogenous, mainly inhabited by the Yoruba ethnic group who are primarily agrarian but have a predilection for living in high density urban centers.

The indigenes mainly comprise the Oyos, the Ogbomosos, the Oke-Oguns, the Ibadans and the Ibarapas, all belonging to the Yoruba family and indigenous city in Africa, south of the Sahara. Ibadan had been the centre of administration of the old Western Region, Nigeria since the days of the British colonial rule.

There is abundance of Clay, Kaolin and Aquamarine. There are also vast cattle ranches at Saki, Fasola, Moniya and Ibadan. The first university in Nigeria is the University of Ibadan established as a college of the University of London when it was founded in , and later converted into an Autonomous university in It has the distinction of being one of the premier educational institutions in West Africa.

There are secondary schools as well as 1, public primary schools in the State. The State which is homogeneous, has a population of about 6million and is predominantly occupied by the Yoruba people. Within the State however, there are sub-ethnic groups with distinct dialect peculiarities. Oyo State covers approximately an area of 28, square kilometers and is ranked 14th by size, it is bordered in the south by Ogun State, in the north by Kwara State, in the west, it is partly bordered by Ogun State and partly by the Republic of Benin, while in the East by Osun State.

The landscape is a beautiful view of old hard rocks and dome shaped hills, which rise gently from about metres in the southern part and reaches a height of about 1, metres above sea level in the northern part. This location was the early habitat of the endangered African Wild Dog; Lycaon pictus. However, this canid is thought to have been locally extirpated at present. The Climate is equatorial, with dry and wet seasons and with a notably relatively high humidity. Oyo State is homogenous, mainly inhabited by the Yoruba ethnic group who are primarily agrarian but have a predilection for living in high-density urban centers.

The indigenes mainly comprise the Oyos, the Oke-Oguns, the Ibadans and the Ibarapas, all belonging to the Yoruba family and indigenous city in Africa, south of the Sahara. Ibadan had been the centre of administration of the old Western Region, Nigeria since the days of British colonial rule. Memories Overview Gallery People Find.

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