Concept

État d'Ondo

Résumé
Ondo State (Ìpínlẹ̀ Oǹdó) is a state in southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3rd of February 1976 from the former Western State. It borders Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast, Edo State to the east, Delta State to the southeast, Ogun State to the southwest, Osun State to the northwest, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The state's capital is Akure, the former capital of the ancient Akure Kingdom. The State includes mangrove-swamp forest near the Bights of Benin. Nicknamed the "Sunshine State", Ondo State is the 19th most populated state in the country, and the 25th-largest state by landmass. The state is predominantly Yoruba, and the Yoruba language is commonly spoken. 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. It is the home to the Idanre inselberg hills, playing host to the highest geographical point in the western half of Nigeria at higher than 1,000 Meters in elevation. 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, Akure Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Ondo and the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko. List of villages in Ondo State Ondo State consists of 18 local government areas, they are: Akoko North-East (headquarters in Ikare) Akoko North-West (headquarters in Okeagbe) Akoko South-East (headquarters in Isua) Akoko South-West (headquarters in Oka) Akure North (headquarters in Iju / Itaogbolu) Akure South (headquarters in Akure) Ese Odo (headquarters in Igbekebo) Idanre (headquarters in Owena) Ifedore (headquarters in Igbara Oke) Ilaje (headquarters in Igbokoda) Ile Oluji/Okeigbo (headquarters in Ile Oluji) Irele (headquarters Ode-Irele) Odigbo (headquarters in Ore) Okitipupa (headquarters in Okitipupa) Ondo East (headquarters in Bolorunduro) Ondo West (headquarters Ondo Town) Ose (headquarters in Ifon) Owo (headquarters in Owo Town) Akeredolu Oluwarotimi Odunayo is the sitting governor of Ondo state.
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