Place:Ondo, Nigeria

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NameOndo
Alt namesOndosource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeState
Coordinates7.083°N 5.233°E
Located inNigeria     (1976 - )
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Ado-Ekiti ( 1400 - )
Akure
Effon-Alaiye ( 1850 - )
Ifon
Ikare
Ikerre
Ikole
Ilawe-Ekiti
Oka ( 1860 - )
Okitipupa
Ondo City
Ore
Owo
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Ondo State is a state in southwestern Nigeria. It was created on February 3, 1976 from the former Western State. Ondo State 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. Ondo 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.

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