Oyo State
state of Nigeria
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Summary
Oyo State is a state of Nigeria[1]. It draws 1,037 Wikipedia views per month (state of nigeria category, ranking #8 of 43).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nigeria[3]
- Country: Nigeria[4]
- Head of government: Oluwaseyi Abiodun Makinde[5]
- Continent: Africa[6]
- Capital: Ibadan[7]
- Official language: Yoruba[8], English[9]
- Shares border with: Kwara State[10], Osun State[11], Ogun State[12], Collines department[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Afijio[14], Akinyele[15], Atiba[16], Atisbo[17], Egbeda[18], Ibadan North[19], Ibadan North-East[20], Ibadan North-West[21], Ibadan South-East[22], Ibadan South-West[23], Surulere[24], Saki West[25], Saki East[26], Oyo West[27]
- Legislative body: Oyo State House of Assembly[28]
- Executive body: Oyo State Executive Council[29]
- Postal code: 200001[30]
- Commons category: Oyo State[31]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[32]
- Inception: February 3, 1976[33]
- Official website: https://oyostate.gov.ng/[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Oyo State[35]
- Population: 5,580,894[36], 7,840,864[37], 7,667,318[38]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Oyo State[39]
- Replaces: Western State[40]
- Official name: Oyo state[41]
- Category for people born here: Q116799703[42]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Oyo[43]
Why It Matters
Oyo State has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]