Oyo in Perspectives

Oyo State From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Oyo State â€" State â€" Nickname(s): Pace Setter State localization principle in Nigeria Country Nigeria Capital Ibadan LGAs 33 Established 3 February 1976 Named for Oyo Government - pillow slip Elected - Governor Christopher Alao-Akala (PDP) - Deputy Taofeek Oladejo Arapaja - National Assembly List Area - Total 28,454 km2 (10,986.2 sq mi) race (2006) - Total 5,591,589 - Estimate (2007) 6,617,720 [1] Time zone WAT (UTC+1) Geocode NG-OY gross domestic product (2007) $16,12 billion[2] GDP Per Capita $2,666[2] Official language English Yoruba Website http://www.oyostate.gov.ng ?y? State is an midland state in south-western Nigeria, with its capital at Ibadan. It is bounded in the north by Kwara State, in the east by Osun State, in the south by Ogun State and in the west part by Ogun State and partly by the Republic of Benin.

Contents [hide] * 1 Environmental features * 2 History * 3 Landmarks * 4 Government and politics * 5 Education * 6 List of current public officials * 7 Agriculture * 8 Local Government Areas * 9 Notable Oyo State indigenes * 10 References * 11 External links [edit] Environmental features Oyo State cover virtually an area of 28,454 square kilometers and ranked 14th by size. The landscape consists of old hard rocks and dome shaped hills, which rise softly from about 500 meters in the southern part and gain a height of about 1,219 metre above sea level in the northern part. Some principal rivers much(prenominal) as Ogun river, Oba, Oyan, Otin, Ofiki, Sasa, Oni, Erinle and Osun river take their sources from this highland. Oyo State contain a identification number of natural features including the Old Oyo National Park. In this location thither was earlier habitat for the endangered African Wild Dog, Lycaon pictus;[3] however, this dogtooth is thought to have been locally extirpated at the present. The... If you want to raise a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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