Ondo State
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| Ondo State | ||
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| Image:NigeriaOndo.png | ||
| Statistics | ||
| Governor | Olusegun Agagu (PDP) | |
| Date Created | 3 February 1976 | |
| Capital | Akure | |
| Area | 14,606 km² Ranked 25th | |
| Population - 1991 Census - 2005 estimate | Ranked 20th 3,884,485 4,011,407 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | NG-ON | |
Ondo State, Nigeria was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. It originally included what is now Ekiti State, which was split off in 1996. Akure is the state capital. The state contains eighteen Local Government Areas, the major ones being Akoko, Akure, Okitipupa, Ondo, and Owo. The majority of the state's citizens live in urban centers.
The ethnic composition of Ondo State is largely from the Yoruba subgroups of the Akoko, Akure, Ikale, Ilaje, Ondo, and Owo.
Ondo State contains the largest number of public schools in Nigeria- over 880 public primary schools and 190 public secondary schools.
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