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vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ethnic_groups"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Ethnic groups</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ethnic_groups-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Religion" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Religion"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Religion</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Religion-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Climate" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Climate"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Climate</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Climate-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Languages" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Languages"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Languages</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Languages-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Mineral_resources_in_Ondo_State" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Mineral_resources_in_Ondo_State"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Mineral resources in Ondo State</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Mineral_resources_in_Ondo_State-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tertiary_institutions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tertiary_institutions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Tertiary institutions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tertiary_institutions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Transportation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Transportation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Transportation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Transportation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Demographics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Demographics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Demographics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notable_people" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notable_people"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>Notable people</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notable_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Media_houses_in_Ondo_State" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Media_houses_in_Ondo_State"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>Media houses in Ondo State</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Media_houses_in_Ondo_State-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gallery" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gallery"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>Gallery</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gallery-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">17</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">18</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown 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href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondo_%C5%9Ftat%C4%B1" title="Ondo ştatı – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Ondo ştatı" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%DB%8C" title="اوندو ایالتی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="اوندو ایالتی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondo_Chiu" title="Ondo Chiu – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Ondo Chiu" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bi mw-list-item"><a href="https://bi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondo_State" title="Ondo State – Bislama" lang="bi" hreflang="bi" data-title="Ondo State" data-language-autonym="Bislama" data-language-local-name="Bislama" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bislama</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%BE" title="Ондо – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Ондо" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estat_d%27Ondo" title="Estat d'Ondo – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Estat d'Ondo" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondo_State" title="Ondo State – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Ondo State" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondo_(delstat)" title="Ondo (delstat) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Ondo (delstat)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondo" title="Ondo – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Ondo" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondo_osariik" title="Ondo osariik – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Ondo osariik" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estado_de_Ondo" title="Estado de Ondo – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Estado de Ondo" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondo_(sub%C5%9Dtato)" title="Ondo (subŝtato) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Ondo (subŝtato)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88" title="ایالت اوندو – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ایالت اوندو" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tat_d%27Ondo" title="État d'Ondo – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="État d'Ondo" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ff mw-list-item"><a href="https://ff.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diiwal_Ondo" title="Diiwal Ondo – Fula" lang="ff" hreflang="ff" data-title="Diiwal Ondo" data-language-autonym="Fulfulde" data-language-local-name="Fula" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fulfulde</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estado_de_Ondo" title="Estado de Ondo – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Estado de Ondo" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-guw mw-list-item"><a href="https://guw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayimat%E1%BA%B9n_Ondo_T%E1%BB%8Dn" title="Ayimatẹn Ondo Tọn – Gun" lang="guw" hreflang="guw" data-title="Ayimatẹn Ondo Tọn" data-language-autonym="Gungbe" data-language-local-name="Gun" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gungbe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%98%A8%EB%8F%84%EC%A3%BC" title="온도주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="온도주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondo_(jiha)" title="Ondo (jiha) – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Ondo (jiha)" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8B_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF" title="ओन्दो राज्य – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="ओन्दो राज्य" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C8%AEra_Ondo" title="Ȯra Ondo – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Ȯra Ondo" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondo" title="Ondo – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Ondo" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondo" title="Ondo – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Ondo" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%93%D7%95_(%D7%9E%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%94)" title="אונדו (מדינה) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אונדו (מדינה)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%93%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A8%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98" title="ონდოს შტატი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ონდოს შტატი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimbo_la_Ondo" title="Jimbo la Ondo – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Jimbo la Ondo" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mrj mw-list-item"><a href="https://mrj.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%BE_(%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82)" title="Ондо (штат) – Western Mari" lang="mrj" hreflang="mrj" data-title="Ондо (штат)" data-language-autonym="Кырык мары" data-language-local-name="Western Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кырык мары</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondo" title="Ondo – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Ondo" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%BE_(%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%98%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0)" title="Ондо (сојузна држава) – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Ондо (сојузна држава)" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negeri_Ondo" title="Negeri Ondo – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Negeri Ondo" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcm mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondo_State" title="Ondo State – Nigerian Pidgin" lang="pcm" hreflang="pcm" data-title="Ondo State" data-language-autonym="Naijá" data-language-local-name="Nigerian Pidgin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Naijá</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondo_(staat)" title="Ondo (staat) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Ondo (staat)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E5%B7%9E" title="オンド州 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="オンド州" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondo_(Bundesstoot)" title="Ondo (Bundesstoot) – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Ondo (Bundesstoot)" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondo" title="Ondo – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Ondo" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondo" title="Ondo – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Ondo" 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.infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedbottomrow .infobox-label{border-top:0;border-bottom:1px solid #a2a9b1;padding:0 0.6em 0.4em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .maptable{border:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-header,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-below{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Ondo</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/States_of_Nigeria" title="States of Nigeria">State</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Unseco_heritage_hill.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Unseco_heritage_hill.jpg/250px-Unseco_heritage_hill.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Unseco_heritage_hill.jpg/375px-Unseco_heritage_hill.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Unseco_heritage_hill.jpg/500px-Unseco_heritage_hill.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Ondo_State.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Ondo"><img alt="Flag of Ondo State" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Ondo_State.png/120px-Flag_of_Ondo_State.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Ondo_State.png/180px-Flag_of_Ondo_State.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Ondo_State.png/240px-Flag_of_Ondo_State.png 2x" data-file-width="1578" data-file-height="1052" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Ondo_State.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Ondo"><img alt="Seal of Ondo State" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Seal_of_Ondo_State.png/100px-Seal_of_Ondo_State.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Seal_of_Ondo_State.png/150px-Seal_of_Ondo_State.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Seal_of_Ondo_State.png/200px-Seal_of_Ondo_State.png 2x" data-file-width="2046" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Nicknames: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_state_nicknames" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Nigerian state nicknames">Sunshine State</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nigeria_-_Ondo.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Ondo State in Nigeria"><img alt="Location of Ondo State in Nigeria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Nigeria_-_Ondo.svg/250px-Nigeria_-_Ondo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="192" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Nigeria_-_Ondo.svg/375px-Nigeria_-_Ondo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Nigeria_-_Ondo.svg/500px-Nigeria_-_Ondo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="954" data-file-height="734" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location of Ondo State in Nigeria</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Ondo_State&params=7_10_N_5_05_E_region:NG_type:adm1st"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">7°10′N</span> <span class="longitude">5°05′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">7.167°N 5.083°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">7.167; 5.083</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_date_of_statehood" title="List of Nigerian states by date of statehood">Date created</a></th><td class="infobox-data">3 February 1976</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_state_capitals" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Nigerian state capitals">Capital</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Akure" title="Akure">Akure</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Body</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Government of Ondo State</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_state_governors_of_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="List of state governors of Nigeria">Governor</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Ondo_State" title="List of governors of Ondo State">List</a>)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lucky_Aiyedatiwa" title="Lucky Aiyedatiwa">Lucky Aiyedatiwa</a> (<a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">APC</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Governor_of_Ondo_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Governor of Ondo State">Deputy Governor</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Olayide_Adelami" title="Olayide Adelami">Olayide Adelami</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Legislature</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ondo_State_House_of_Assembly" title="Ondo State House of Assembly">Ondo State House of Assembly</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Nigeria" title="Senate of Nigeria">Senators</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap">C: <a href="/wiki/Adeniyi_Adegbonmire" title="Adeniyi Adegbonmire">Adeniyi Adegbonmire</a> (<a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">APC</a>)</span><br /><span class="nowrap">N: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jide_Ipinsagba&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jide Ipinsagba (page does not exist)">Jide Ipinsagba</a> (<a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">APC</a>)</span><br /><span class="nowrap">S: <a href="/wiki/Jimoh_Ibrahim" title="Jimoh Ibrahim">Jimoh Ibrahim</a> (<a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">APC</a>)</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerian House of Representatives">Representatives</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Ondo" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Ondo">List</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">15,500 km<sup>2</sup> (6,000 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2006 census)<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_prelim"><a href="#endnote_prelim">1</a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="white-space:nowrap">3<span style="margin-left:0.25em">460</span><span style="margin-left:0.25em">877</span></span><sup id="cite_ref-PHC_Tables_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PHC_Tables-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2022)</div></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="white-space:nowrap">5<span style="margin-left:0.25em">316</span><span style="margin-left:0.25em">600</span></span><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_population" title="List of Nigerian states by population">18th of 36</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_GDP" title="List of Nigerian states by GDP">GDP (PPP)</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Year</th><td class="infobox-data">2021</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Total</th><td class="infobox-data">$33.00 billion<sup id="cite_ref-C-GIDD_GDP_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C-GIDD_GDP-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_GDP" title="List of Nigerian states by GDP">7th of 36</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Per capita</th><td class="infobox-data">$6,077<sup id="cite_ref-C-GIDD_GDP_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C-GIDD_GDP-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_GDP" title="List of Nigerian states by GDP">7th of 36</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B01" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+01">UTC+01</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Africa_Time" title="West Africa Time">WAT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">postal code</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">340001</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:NG" title="ISO 3166-2:NG">NG-ON</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">HDI</a> (2022)</th><td class="infobox-data">0.611<sup id="cite_ref-GlobalDataLab_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GlobalDataLab-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#fc0">medium</span> · <a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of Nigerian states by Human Development Index">12th of 37</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_prelim"><b><a href="#ref_prelim">^1</a></b></span> Preliminary results</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Ondo</b> (<a href="/wiki/Yoruba_language" title="Yoruba language">Yoruba</a>: <i lang="yo">Ìpínlẹ̀ Oǹdó</i>) is a <a href="/wiki/States_of_Nigeria" title="States of Nigeria">state</a> in <a href="/wiki/Points_of_the_compass" title="Points of the compass">southwestern</a> <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a>. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former <a href="/wiki/Western_State_(Nigeria)" title="Western State (Nigeria)">Western State</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ondo <a href="/wiki/Border" title="Border">borders</a> <a href="/wiki/Ekiti_State" title="Ekiti State">Ekiti State</a> to the <a href="/wiki/North" title="North">north</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kogi_State" title="Kogi State">Kogi State</a> to the northeast for 45 km, <a href="/wiki/Edo_State" title="Edo State">Edo State</a> to the east, <a href="/wiki/Delta_State" title="Delta State">Delta State</a> to the southeast for 36 km, <a href="/wiki/Ogun_State" title="Ogun State">Ogun State</a> to the southwest for 179 km, <a href="/wiki/Osun_State" title="Osun State">Osun State</a> to the northwest for 77 km, and the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a> to the south.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The state's capital is <a href="/wiki/Akure" title="Akure">Akure</a>, the former capital of the <a href="/wiki/Ancient_history" title="Ancient history">ancient</a> <a href="/wiki/Akure_Kingdom" title="Akure Kingdom">Akure Kingdom</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The State includes <a href="/wiki/Mangrove_swamp" class="mw-redirect" title="Mangrove swamp">mangrove-swamp</a> <a href="/wiki/Forest" title="Forest">forest</a> near the <a href="/wiki/Bight_of_Benin" title="Bight of Benin">Bight of Benin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Agadagba_Arogbor_River_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Agadagba_Arogbor_River_02.jpg/220px-Agadagba_Arogbor_River_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Agadagba_Arogbor_River_02.jpg/330px-Agadagba_Arogbor_River_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Agadagba_Arogbor_River_02.jpg/440px-Agadagba_Arogbor_River_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>Creek in southern Ondo state</figcaption></figure> <p>Nicknamed the "Sunshine State", <b>Ondo State</b> is the 18th most populated state in the country,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the 25th-largest state by landmass.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The state is predominantly <a href="/wiki/Yoruba_people" title="Yoruba people">Yoruba</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Yoruba_language" title="Yoruba language">Yoruba language</a> is commonly spoken.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Cocoa_bean" title="Cocoa bean">Cocoa</a> production, farming, <a href="/wiki/Asphalt_plant" title="Asphalt plant">asphalt mining</a>, and activities related to the state's extensive <a href="/wiki/Coast" title="Coast">coastline</a> also are part of the economy.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is home to the <a href="/wiki/Idanre_Hill" title="Idanre Hill">Idanre inselberg hills</a>, the highest geographical point in the western half of <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a> at over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in elevation. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government_and_society">Government and society</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ondo_State&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Government and society"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Departments,_Agencies_and_Public_Bodies[15]"><span id="Departments.2C_Agencies_and_Public_Bodies.5B15.5D"></span>Departments, Agencies and Public Bodies<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ondo_State&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Departments, Agencies and Public Bodies[15]"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Secretary to the State Government</li> <li>Administrative Commissions</li> <li>Ministry of Works and Infrastructure</li> <li>Constitutional Commissions</li> <li>Deputy Governor's Office</li> <li>Governor's Office</li> <li>Ministry of <a href="/wiki/Agriculture" title="Agriculture">Agriculture</a></li> <li>Ministry of Commerce, Industries and Cooperatives</li> <li>Ministry of Culture and Tourism</li> <li>Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget</li> <li>Directorate of Rural and Community Development</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ondo_State_Ministry_of_Education,_Science_and_Technology" title="Ondo State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology">Ministry of Education, Science and Technology</a></li> <li>Ministry of Environment</li> <li>Ministry of Finance</li> <li>Ministry of Information and Orientation</li> <li>Ministry of Justice</li> <li>Ministry of Lands and Housing</li> <li>Ministry of Natural Resources</li> <li>Ministry of Physical Planning and <a href="/wiki/Urban_planning" title="Urban planning">Urban Development</a></li> <li>Ministry of Regional Integration and Special Duties</li> <li>Ministry of Women Affairs and <a href="/wiki/Social_change" title="Social change">Social Development</a></li> <li>Ministry of Youth and Sports Development</li></ul> <p>The state contains eighteen <a href="/wiki/Local_government_area" title="Local government area">local government areas</a>, the major ones being <a href="/wiki/Akoko_South-East" title="Akoko South-East">Akoko</a>, <a href="/wiki/Akure" title="Akure">Akure</a>, <a href="/wiki/Okitipupa" title="Okitipupa">Okitipupa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ondo_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Ondo City">Ondo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ilaje" title="Ilaje">Ilaje</a>, <a href="/wiki/Idanre" title="Idanre">Idanre</a> and <a href="/wiki/Owo" title="Owo">Owo</a>. The majority of the state's citizens live in <a href="/wiki/Urban_area" title="Urban area">urban</a> centers. The prominent government <a href="/wiki/University" title="University">universities</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ondo_State_House_of_Assembly" title="Ondo State House of Assembly">Ondo State</a> are the <a href="/wiki/Federal_University_of_Technology_Akure" title="Federal University of Technology Akure">Federal University of Technology Akure</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ondo_State_University_of_Science_and_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Ondo State University of Science and Technology">Ondo State University of Science and Technology</a> <a href="/wiki/Okitipupa" title="Okitipupa">Okitipupa</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Medical_Sciences,_Ondo" title="University of Medical Sciences, Ondo">University of Medical Sciences, Ondo</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Adekunle_Ajasin_University" title="Adekunle Ajasin University">Adekunle Ajasin University</a>, <a href="/wiki/Akungba_Akoko" title="Akungba Akoko">Akungba Akoko</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local_government_areas">Local government areas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ondo_State&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Local government areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_villages_in_Ondo_State" title="List of villages in Ondo State">List of villages in Ondo State</a></div> <p>Ondo State consists of 18 <a href="/wiki/Local_government_areas_of_Nigeria" title="Local government areas of Nigeria">local government areas</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> they are: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 20em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akoko_North-East" title="Akoko North-East">Akoko North-East</a> (headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Ikare" title="Ikare">Ikare</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akoko_North-West" title="Akoko North-West">Akoko North-West</a> (headquarters in Okeagbe)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akoko_South-East" title="Akoko South-East">Akoko South-East</a> (headquarters in Isua)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akoko_South-West" title="Akoko South-West">Akoko South-West</a> (headquarters in <a href="/w/index.php?title=Oka,_Ondo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Oka, Ondo (page does not exist)">Oka</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akure_North" title="Akure North">Akure North</a> (headquarters in Iju / Itaogbolu)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akure_South" title="Akure South">Akure South</a> (headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Akure" title="Akure">Akure</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ese_Odo" title="Ese Odo">Ese Odo</a> (headquarters in Igbekebo)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Idanre" title="Idanre">Idanre</a> (headquarters in Owena)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ifedore" title="Ifedore">Ifedore</a> (headquarters in Igbara Oke)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilaje" title="Ilaje">Ilaje</a> (headquarters in Igbokoda)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ile_Oluji/Okeigbo" class="mw-redirect" title="Ile Oluji/Okeigbo">Ile Oluji/Okeigbo</a> (headquarters in Ile Oluji)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irele" title="Irele">Irele</a> (headquarters Ode-Irele)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Odigbo" title="Odigbo">Odigbo</a> (headquarters in Ore)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okitipupa" title="Okitipupa">Okitipupa</a> (headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Okitipupa" title="Okitipupa">Okitipupa</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ondo_East" title="Ondo East">Ondo East</a> (headquarters in Bolorunduro)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ondo_West" title="Ondo West">Ondo West</a> (headquarters Ondo Town<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ose,_Nigeria" title="Ose, Nigeria">Ose</a> (headquarters in Ifon)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owo" title="Owo">Owo</a> (headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Owo" title="Owo">Owo Town</a>)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governor">Governor</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ondo_State&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Governor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Lucky_Aiyedatiwa" title="Lucky Aiyedatiwa">Lucky Aiyedatiwa</a> is the incumbent <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Nigeria">governor</a> of Ondo state, as at 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was sworn in on 27 December 2023 as the successor of <a href="/wiki/Rotimi_Akeredolu" title="Rotimi Akeredolu">Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who died of <a href="/wiki/Cancer" title="Cancer">cancer</a> complications earlier that day.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ondo_State&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Akure_Oloyemekun.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Akure_Oloyemekun.jpg/220px-Akure_Oloyemekun.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Akure_Oloyemekun.jpg/330px-Akure_Oloyemekun.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Akure_Oloyemekun.jpg/440px-Akure_Oloyemekun.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="4608" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p>The State government is led by a democratically elected governor who works closely with members of the state's House of Assembly. The Capital city of the State is Akure.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>Mudasiru Mohammed Lawal, An investment and vibrant banker,a philanthropist,an entrepreneur and a politician. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_system">Electoral system</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ondo_State&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Electoral system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The electoral system of each state is selected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two-thirds of the State local government Areas. If no candidate passes the threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government Areas.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ethnic_groups">Ethnic groups</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ondo_State&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Ethnic groups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ethnic composition of Ondo State consists largely of <a href="/wiki/Yoruba_people" title="Yoruba people">Yoruba</a> subgroups of the <a href="/wiki/Idanre" title="Idanre">Idanre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Akoko" title="Akoko">Akoko</a>, <a href="/wiki/Akure" title="Akure">Akure</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ikale&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ikale (page does not exist)">Ikale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ilaje" title="Ilaje">Ilaje</a>, Ondo,Ese Odo and <a href="/wiki/Owo" title="Owo">Owo</a> peoples. <a href="/wiki/Ijaw_people" title="Ijaw people">Ijaw people</a>, such as the <a href="/wiki/Western_Apoi_tribe" title="Western Apoi tribe">Apoi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Arogbo_tribe" title="Arogbo tribe">Arogbo</a> populations inhabit the southeastern swamps close to the Edo state border. A small population of people speak a variant of the <a href="/wiki/Yoruba_language" title="Yoruba language">Yoruba language</a> similar to the <a href="/wiki/Ife" class="mw-redirect" title="Ife">Ife</a> dialect in <a href="/wiki/Oke-Igbo" class="mw-redirect" title="Oke-Igbo">Oke-Igbo</a> town close to the Osun state border.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Religion">Religion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ondo_State&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The vast majority of the population are <a href="/wiki/Christians" title="Christians">Christians</a>; minorities practice Islam and traditional Yoruba animist religion.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Province_of_Ondo" title="Anglican Province of Ondo">Anglican Province of Ondo</a> (2002?) within the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_Nigeria" title="Church of Nigeria">Church of Nigeria</a> includes the <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Diocese_of_Akoko" title="Anglican Diocese of Akoko">Dioceses of Akoko</a> (2008) led by Bishop <a href="/wiki/Jacob_Bada" title="Jacob Bada">Jacob O.B. Bada</a> (2019), <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Diocese_of_Akure" title="Anglican Diocese of Akure">Akure</a> led by Bishop <a href="/wiki/Simeon_Borokini" title="Simeon Borokini">Simeon Borokini</a> (2013), also Archbishop of Ondo Province (2022), <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Diocese_of_On_the_Coast" title="Anglican Diocese of On the Coast">On the Coast</a> (1995 as the Diocese of Ikale-Ilaje) led by Bishop <a href="/wiki/Seyi_Pirisola" title="Seyi Pirisola">Seyi Pirisola</a> (2019), <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Diocese_of_Idoani" title="Anglican Diocese of Idoani">Idoani</a> led by Bishop Adegoke Oludare Agara (2020), <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Diocese_of_Ilaje" title="Anglican Diocese of Ilaje">Ilaje</a> led by Bishop <a href="/wiki/Fredrick_Idowu_Olugbemi" title="Fredrick Idowu Olugbemi">Fredrick Idowu Olugbemi</a> (2009), <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Diocese_of_Ile-Oluji" title="Anglican Diocese of Ile-Oluji">Ile-Oluji</a> led by Bishop <a href="/wiki/Abel_Oluyemi_Ajibodu" title="Abel Oluyemi Ajibodu">Abel Oluyemi Ajibodu</a> (2017), <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Diocese_of_Irele-Eseodo" title="Anglican Diocese of Irele-Eseodo">Irele-Eseodo</a> (2009) led by Bishop <a href="/wiki/Joshua_Oyinlola" title="Joshua Oyinlola">Joshua Sunday Oyinlola</a> (2019), <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Diocese_of_Ondo" title="Anglican Diocese of Ondo">Ondo</a> (1952) led by Bishop <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Oni" title="Stephen Oni">Stephen Adeniran Oni</a> (2018), and <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Diocese_of_Owo" title="Anglican Diocese of Owo">Owo</a> (1983) led Bishop <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Fagbemi" title="Stephen Fagbemi">Stephen Ayodeji Fagbemi</a> (2017). </p><p>174,148 Catholics (2021) in the <a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Ondo" class="mw-redirect" title="Diocese of Ondo">Diocese of Ondo</a> (1943) a suffragan of Ibadan, with 60 parishes under Bishop <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jude_Ayodeji_Arogundade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jude Ayodeji Arogundade (page does not exist)">Jude Ayodeji Arogundade</a> (2010). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ondo_State&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ondo has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city's yearly temperature is 28.42 °C (83.16 °F) and it is -1.04% lower than Nigeria's averages. Ondo typically receives about 1.711 millimeters (7.2 inches) of precipitation and has 266.26 rainy days (72.95% of the time) annually.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Languages">Languages</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ondo_State&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Languages of Ondo State listed by LGA:<sup id="cite_ref-e22_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-e22-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>LGA</th> <th>Languages </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Akoko_South_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Akoko South East">Akoko South East</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_language" title="Yoruba language">Yoruba</a> (Ao), <a href="/wiki/Uhami_language" title="Uhami language">Uhami</a>, Ukue </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Akoko_South-West" title="Akoko South-West">Akoko South West</a></td> <td>Yoruba (Akoko, <a href="/wiki/Ekiti_people" title="Ekiti people">Ekiti</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Akoko_North_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Akoko North East">Akoko North East</a></td> <td>Yoruba (Akoko), <a href="/wiki/Akoko_language" title="Akoko language">Arigidi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ayere_language" title="Ayere language">Ayere</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Akoko_North-West" title="Akoko North-West">Akoko North West</a></td> <td>Yoruba (Akoko, Ekiti), <a href="/wiki/Akpes_language" title="Akpes language">Abesabesi</a>, Arigidi, Ayere </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Akure_North" title="Akure North">Akure North</a></td> <td>Yoruba (Ekiti) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Akure_South" title="Akure South">Akure South</a></td> <td>Yoruba (Ekiti) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ese_Odo" title="Ese Odo">Ese-Odo</a></td> <td>Yoruba (Apoi), Izon </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Idanre" title="Idanre">Idanre</a></td> <td>Yoruba (Ondo, Ekiti) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ifedore" title="Ifedore">Ifedore</a></td> <td>Yoruba (Ekiti) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ilaje" title="Ilaje">Ilaje</a></td> <td>Yoruba (Ilaje) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ile_Oluji/Okeigbo" class="mw-redirect" title="Ile Oluji/Okeigbo">Ile Oluji/Okeigbo</a></td> <td>Yoruba (Ondo, Ife) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Irele" title="Irele">Irele</a></td> <td>Yoruba (Ikale) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Odigbo" title="Odigbo">Odigbo</a></td> <td>Yoruba (Ikale, Ondo) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Okitipupa" title="Okitipupa">Okitipupa</a></td> <td>Yoruba (Ikale) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ondo_East" title="Ondo East">Ondo East</a></td> <td>Yoruba (Ondo) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ondo_West" title="Ondo West">Ondo West</a></td> <td>Yoruba (Ondo) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ose,_Nigeria" title="Ose, Nigeria">Ose</a></td> <td>Yoruba (Ogho, Ao), Owan (<a href="/wiki/Emai-Iuleha-Ora" class="mw-redirect" title="Emai-Iuleha-Ora">Ora</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Owo" title="Owo">Owo</a></td> <td>Yoruba (Ogho) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mineral_resources_in_Ondo_State">Mineral resources in Ondo State</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ondo_State&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Mineral resources in Ondo State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following are mineral resources found in Ondo State:<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bitumen" title="Bitumen">Bitumen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coal" title="Coal">Coal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oil_and_gas" class="mw-redirect" title="Oil and gas">Oil and gas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dimension_stone" title="Dimension stone">Dimension stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feldspar" title="Feldspar">Feldspar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gemstone" title="Gemstone">Gemstones</a></li> <li>Glass/and</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granite" title="Granite">Granite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gypsum" title="Gypsum">Gypsum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaolinite" title="Kaolinite">Kaolin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Limestone" title="Limestone">Limestone</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tertiary_institutions">Tertiary institutions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ondo_State&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Tertiary institutions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adekunle_Ajasin_University" title="Adekunle Ajasin University">Adekunle Ajasin University</a>, <a href="/wiki/Akungba_Akoko" title="Akungba Akoko">Akungba Akoko</a><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Achievers_University" title="Achievers University">Achievers University</a>, Owo<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adeyemi_College_of_Education" title="Adeyemi College of Education">Adeyemi College of Education</a><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizade_University" title="Elizade University">Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin</a><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Federal College of Agriculture, Akure<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Polytechnic,_Ile-Oluji" title="Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji">Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji</a><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_University_of_Technology_Akure" title="Federal University of Technology Akure">Federal University of Technology Akure</a><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Open_University_of_Nigeria" title="National Open University of Nigeria">National Open University of Nigeria, Akure</a><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ondo_State_University_of_Science_and_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Ondo State University of Science and Technology">Ondo State University of Science and Technology</a>, <a href="/wiki/Okitipupa" title="Okitipupa">Okitipupa</a><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rufus_Giwa_Polytechnic" title="Rufus Giwa Polytechnic">Rufus Giwa Polytechnic</a>, Owo<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Medical_Sciences,_Ondo" title="University of Medical Sciences, Ondo">University of Medical Sciences, Ondo</a><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wesley_University_of_Science_and_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Wesley University of Science and Technology">Wesley University of Science and Technology</a><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ondo_State&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Federal Highways are </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A121_highway_(Nigeria)" title="A121 highway (Nigeria)">A121</a> (TAH8: <a href="/wiki/Trans-African_Highway_8" class="mw-redirect" title="Trans-African Highway 8">Trans-African Highway 8</a> Lagos-Mombasa) east from Ogun State via Ore to Edo State at Ofosu,</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A122_highway_(Nigeria)" title="A122 highway (Nigeria)">A122</a> southeast from Osun State at Igbara Oke via Akure to Edo State.</li></ul> <p>Other major roads include: </p> <ul><li>the Ondo-Ife Rd northwest from <a href="/wiki/Ondo_Town" title="Ondo Town">Ondo</a> to Osun State at Okeigo,</li> <li>Ipetu-Ondo Rd north from Ondo to A122 at Ikeji Oke in Osun State,</li> <li>Ondo-Owena Rd east from Ondo to Akure,</li> <li>Igede Ekiti Oke Rd north from A122 at Ilawe to Ekiti State at Ibuji,</li> <li>Oba-Ile Rd north from Akure to the Ijare-Akure Rd via Ilere and Ijare to Ekiti State,</li> <li>Akure Ado Ekiti Rd north from Akure via Ilado and Iju to Ekiti State,</li> <li>Owo-Emure Ile Rd north from A122 at Emure to Ekiti State,</li> <li>Owo-Obra Rd north from A122 at <a href="/wiki/Owo" title="Owo">Owo</a> as the Ikare-Akoko-Ipeme Rd to Kogi State as the Kabba-Arigidi Rd,</li> <li>Ipele-Kabba Rd from A122 at Ipele Junction to Kogi State at Akunnu,</li> <li>Akure-Ala-Ajagbusi Rd south from Akure as the Igbatoro Rd to Edo State at Ogbesse.</li></ul> <p>Airports: </p><p><a href="/wiki/Akure_Airport" title="Akure Airport">Akure Airport</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ondo_State&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"> <caption>Population distribution of Ondo State<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th width="37%" class="unsortable"><a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Areas_in_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Local Government Areas in Nigeria">Local government area</a> </th> <th width="21%">Male </th> <th width="21%">Female </th> <th width="21%">Total </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Akoko_North-West" title="Akoko North-West">Akoko North-West</a></td> <td>107,076</td> <td>104,791</td> <td>211,867 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Akoko_North-East" title="Akoko North-East">Akoko North-East</a></td> <td>92,456</td> <td>86,636</td> <td>179,092 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Akoko_South-East" title="Akoko South-East">Akoko South-East</a></td> <td>42,175</td> <td>40,268</td> <td>82,433 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Akoko_South-West" title="Akoko South-West">Akoko South-West</a></td> <td>114,733</td> <td>113,650</td> <td>228,383 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Ose,_Nigeria" title="Ose, Nigeria">Ose</a></td> <td>73,119</td> <td>71,020</td> <td>144,139 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Owo" title="Owo">Owo</a></td> <td>112,056</td> <td>110,206</td> <td>222,262 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Akure_North" title="Akure North">Akure North</a></td> <td>66,526</td> <td>64,239</td> <td>130,765 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Akure_South" title="Akure South">Akure South</a></td> <td>178,652</td> <td>181,596</td> <td>360,268 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Ifedore" title="Ifedore">Ifedore</a></td> <td>89,574</td> <td>86,796</td> <td>176,370 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Ile_Oluji" title="Ile Oluji">Ile Oluji</a></td> <td>87,104</td> <td>84,772</td> <td>171,876 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Ondo_West" title="Ondo West">Ondo West</a></td> <td>141,759</td> <td>147,109</td> <td>288,868 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Ondo_East" title="Ondo East">Ondo East</a></td> <td>38,851</td> <td>37,241</td> <td>76,092 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Idanre" title="Idanre">Idanre</a></td> <td>67,531</td> <td>62,264</td> <td>129,795 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Odigbo" title="Odigbo">Odigbo</a></td> <td>116,299</td> <td>115,988</td> <td>232,587 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Okitipupa" title="Okitipupa">Okitipupa</a></td> <td>117,594</td> <td>116,544</td> <td>234,138 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Irele" title="Irele">Irele</a></td> <td>72,861</td> <td>71,275</td> <td>144,136 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Ese_Odo" title="Ese Odo">Ese Odo</a></td> <td>79,812</td> <td>78,444</td> <td>158,256 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Ilaje" title="Ilaje">Ilaje</a></td> <td>146,859</td> <td>142,979</td> <td>289,838 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>Total</b></td> <td>1,745,057</td> <td>1,715,820</td> <td>3,460,877 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ondo_State&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mo_Abudu" title="Mo Abudu">Mo Abudu</a>, media mogul<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gani_Adams" title="Gani Adams">Gani Adams</a>, activist and politician<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Sunny_Ad%C3%A9" title="King Sunny Adé">King Sunny Adé</a>, musician<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adebayo_Adefarati" title="Adebayo Adefarati">Adebayo Adefarati</a>, former governor of Ondo State<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rotimi_Adelola" title="Rotimi Adelola">Rotimi Adelola</a>, former Secretary to the State Government<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tayo_Adenaike" title="Tayo Adenaike">Tayo Adenaike</a>, painter<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilesanmi_Adesida" title="Ilesanmi Adesida">Ilesanmi Adesida</a>, physicist<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akintunde_Aduwo" title="Akintunde Aduwo">Akintunde Aduwo</a>, former governor of Western Region/navy vice<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olusegun_Agagu" title="Olusegun Agagu">Olusegun Agagu</a>, former governor of Ondo State<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Adekunle_Ajasin" title="Michael Adekunle Ajasin">Michael Adekunle Ajasin</a>, politician, former governor of Ondo State</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kayode_Ajulo" title="Kayode Ajulo">Kayode Ajulo</a>, lawyer<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rotimi_Akeredolu" title="Rotimi Akeredolu">Rotimi Akeredolu</a>, former governor of Ondo State<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abayomi_Akinruntan" title="Abayomi Akinruntan">Abayomi Akinruntan</a>, politician<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akintunde_Akinwande" title="Akintunde Akinwande">Akintunde Akinwande</a>, engineering professor<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yemi_Alade" title="Yemi Alade">Yemi Alade</a>, musician<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Funmi_Aragbaye" title="Funmi Aragbaye">Funmi Aragbaye</a>, gospel singer<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bamidele_Aturu" title="Bamidele Aturu">Bamidele Aturu</a>, human rights activist<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akinyelure_Patrick_Ayo" class="mw-redirect" title="Akinyelure Patrick Ayo">Akinyelure Patrick Ayo</a>, banker and politician<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tinuade_Babalola" title="Tinuade Babalola">Tinuade Babalola</a>, traditional ruler/monarch of the Iboropa-Akoko kingdom<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reekado_Banks" title="Reekado Banks">Reekado Banks</a>, singer-songwriter<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Ajayi_Boroffice" title="Robert Ajayi Boroffice">Robert Ajayi Boroffice</a>, politician<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmanuel_Daraloye" title="Emmanuel Daraloye">Emmanuel Daraloye</a>, Nigerian music journalist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hosea_Ehinlanwo" title="Hosea Ehinlanwo">Hosea Ehinlanwo</a>, former senator<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omotola_Jalade_Ekeinde" title="Omotola Jalade Ekeinde">Omotola Jalade Ekeinde</a>, actress and singer<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinko_Ekun" title="Chinko Ekun">Chinko Ekun</a>, singer and rapper<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gbenga_Elegbeleye" title="Gbenga Elegbeleye">Gbenga Elegbeleye</a>, politician, former Ondo State House of Representatives member<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olu_Falae" title="Olu Falae">Olu Falae</a>, banker and politician<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Fasehun" title="Frederick Fasehun">Frederick Fasehun</a>, medical doctor, activist and politician<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthonia_Fatunsin" title="Anthonia Fatunsin">Anthonia Fatunsin</a>, Nigerian archeologist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gani_Fawehinmi" title="Gani Fawehinmi">Gani Fawehinmi</a>, author and lawyer<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimoh_Ibrahim" title="Jimoh Ibrahim">Jimoh Ibrahim</a>, lawyer and politician<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._B._Joshua" class="mw-redirect" title="T. B. Joshua">T. B. Joshua</a>, pastor and philanthropist<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adetokunbo_Kayode" title="Adetokunbo Kayode">Adetokunbo Kayode</a>, lawyer and politician<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boluwaji_Kunlere" title="Boluwaji Kunlere">Boluwaji Kunlere</a>, former senator<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayo_Makun" title="Ayo Makun">Ayo Makun</a> (AY Show), comedian and entertainer<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nahzeem_Olufemi_Mimiko" class="mw-redirect" title="Nahzeem Olufemi Mimiko">Nahzeem Olufemi Mimiko</a>, educational administrator<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olusegun_Mimiko" title="Olusegun Mimiko">Olusegun Mimiko</a>, former governor of Ondo State<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bode_Olajumoke" title="Bode Olajumoke">Bode Olajumoke</a>, politician<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Olukolade" title="Chris Olukolade">Chris Olukolade</a>, army general<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sola_Sobowale" title="Sola Sobowale">Sola Sobowale</a>, actress and director<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omoyele_Sowore" title="Omoyele Sowore">Omoyele Sowore</a>, human rights activist<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Small_Doctor" title="Small Doctor">Adekunle Temitope</a> (a.k.a. Small Doctor), musical artist<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akinloye_Tofowomo" title="Akinloye Tofowomo">Akinloye Tofowomo</a>, performing musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olubunmi_Tunji-Ojo" title="Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo">Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo</a>, Nigerian politician, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is a member of the House of Representatives (Nigeria), representing Akoko North East/Akoko North-West Federal Constituency of Ondo State.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waje" title="Waje">Waje</a>, musical artist<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media_houses_in_Ondo_State">Media houses in Ondo State</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ondo_State&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Media houses in Ondo State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Adaba 88.9FM<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>ALALAYE 96.5FM</li> <li>Breeze 91.9FM<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Crest 87.7 FM<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Eki Radio 100.9 FM<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>EMPIRE 104.5 FM<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>FUTA Radio<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>The Hope Newspapers</i><sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>INSIDE FUTA</li> <li><a href="/wiki/KAFTAN_TV" title="KAFTAN TV">KAFTAN TV</a><sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Kàkàkí Òndó FM<sup id="cite_ref-premiumtimesng.com_92-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-premiumtimesng.com-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Television_Authority" title="Nigerian Television Authority">Nigerian Television Authority</a> (NTA)</li> <li>Orange 94.5FM<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>OSRC Television<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Positive 102.5FM<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Remdel Television<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rufus_Giwa_Polytechnic" title="Rufus Giwa Polytechnic">RUGIPO</a> 103.3 FM<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Suncity Radio 101.1FM<sup id="cite_ref-premiumtimesng.com_92-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-premiumtimesng.com-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Welcome_to_Alayere_town%2C_Akure%2C_Ondo_state2.jpg/180px-Welcome_to_Alayere_town%2C_Akure%2C_Ondo_state2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Welcome_to_Alayere_town%2C_Akure%2C_Ondo_state2.jpg/240px-Welcome_to_Alayere_town%2C_Akure%2C_Ondo_state2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="667" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Welcome to Alayere town, Akure, Ondo State</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Apostolic_High_School,_Ilara-Mokin,_Ondo_State.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Apostolic High School, Ilara-Mokin"><img alt="The Apostolic High School, Ilara-Mokin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/The_Apostolic_High_School%2C_Ilara-Mokin%2C_Ondo_State.jpg/120px-The_Apostolic_High_School%2C_Ilara-Mokin%2C_Ondo_State.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/The_Apostolic_High_School%2C_Ilara-Mokin%2C_Ondo_State.jpg/180px-The_Apostolic_High_School%2C_Ilara-Mokin%2C_Ondo_State.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/The_Apostolic_High_School%2C_Ilara-Mokin%2C_Ondo_State.jpg/240px-The_Apostolic_High_School%2C_Ilara-Mokin%2C_Ondo_State.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="667" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The Apostolic High School, Ilara-Mokin</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:St_James_Catholic_Church,_Ugbe-Afo,_Ondo_state3.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="St James Catholic Church, Ugbe-Afo, Ondo State"><img alt="St James Catholic Church, Ugbe-Afo, Ondo State" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/St_James_Catholic_Church%2C_Ugbe-Afo%2C_Ondo_state3.jpg/120px-St_James_Catholic_Church%2C_Ugbe-Afo%2C_Ondo_state3.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/St_James_Catholic_Church%2C_Ugbe-Afo%2C_Ondo_state3.jpg/180px-St_James_Catholic_Church%2C_Ugbe-Afo%2C_Ondo_state3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/St_James_Catholic_Church%2C_Ugbe-Afo%2C_Ondo_state3.jpg/240px-St_James_Catholic_Church%2C_Ugbe-Afo%2C_Ondo_state3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="667" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">St James Catholic Church, Ugbe-Afo, Ondo State</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:St_James_Catholic_Church,_Ugbe-Afo,_Ondo_state.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="St James Catholic Church, Ugbe-Afo, Ondo State"><img alt="St James Catholic Church, Ugbe-Afo, Ondo State" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/St_James_Catholic_Church%2C_Ugbe-Afo%2C_Ondo_state.jpg/120px-St_James_Catholic_Church%2C_Ugbe-Afo%2C_Ondo_state.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/St_James_Catholic_Church%2C_Ugbe-Afo%2C_Ondo_state.jpg/180px-St_James_Catholic_Church%2C_Ugbe-Afo%2C_Ondo_state.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/St_James_Catholic_Church%2C_Ugbe-Afo%2C_Ondo_state.jpg/240px-St_James_Catholic_Church%2C_Ugbe-Afo%2C_Ondo_state.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="667" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">St James Catholic Church, Ugbe-Afo, Ondo State</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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