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Edo State

Edo State is a state in . The capital of Edo is City which has a lot of statues at several roundabouts with various meaning, there are 18 Local Government Areas in Edo state.
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is one of the oldest cities in , dating back to pre-colonial times. It was the capital of one of the most advanced and organised kingdoms in Africa before the arrival of the British.

is a densely populated neighborhood of , Edo State, . It is the headquarters of . is the site of the traditional grounds of the Edaiken N' palace as well as the palace of the Iyoba of Benin.

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is a city in north-eastern Esan, an ethnic group in Central Edo state, . At various points in 's history, the city and people have been known for their resilience and strength.

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is a town in Edo State, Nigeria. It is the administrative headquarters of the Local Government Area. lies on the geographical coordinate of latitude.

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is a national park in . It is part of a rainforest ecosystem that is the habitat for many vulnerable species of flora and fauna with an area of 200 km².

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is a city in southern . Located in the Edo State of Nigeria, and part of the of the Edo State, serves as the Local Government headquarters.

is a historical water-side town located by the banks of the in Edo State, South South part of . It is the headquarters of local Gornment Area, The host of the local council and the traditional capital of Weppa Wanno Clan/Kingdom.

Etsako Central is one of the 18 Local Government Areas of Edo State, . Its headquarters is in the town of . It is represented in the Edo state house of assembly by Hon.

Owan East is a Local Government Area of Edo State, . The headquarters is in the town of . The Owan East Local Government Area comprises 69 towns/villages, made up of eight clans.

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is a local government area of Edo State, . Its headquarters are located in the town of , which has an area of 380 km2 and a population of 69,639 according to the 2006 census. The postal code is 310.

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is in Edo State, . The town is famous for its rocky nature which has made it a tourist destination.

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is a town in Edo state and the administrative seat of the local government area in Edo state Nigeria. was established by decree 92 of 1993 to provide tertiary services to people of Edo state and beyond.

is a town in Local Government Area of Edo State, . It is located about 25 kilometres northeast of . It has a population of 3155 inhabitants.

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is in .

is one of the largest town situated in the local government area in Edo State in . is surrounded by several neighboring towns/villages including Ikiran Oke, Imoga, Ekpesa and Lampese which are all part of the Twenty two communities said to make up the Okpameri group, all within the local government area with the LGA headquarters in Igarra.

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is a Nigerian town situated in Local Government Area in the Edo State of . The city, an Esan tribe, lies on 200 feet in the plateau region of central Edo State, 100 kilometres north of , the capital of Edo State, Nigeria.

Edo State

Latitude of center
6.5° or 6° 30′ north
Longitude of center
6° east
Population
3,500,000
Elevation
159 metres (522 feet)
Geo­Names ID
2565343
Wiki­data ID
Q682704
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yoruba—“Edo State” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ولاية إدو”
  • Armenian: “Էդո նահանգ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Edo ştatı”
  • Basque: “Edo”
  • Belarusian: “штат Эда”
  • Belarusian: “Эда, штат”
  • Belarusian: “Эда”
  • Bengali: “এদো অঙ্গরাজ্য”
  • Bislama: “Edo State”
  • Bulgarian: “Едо”
  • Catalan: “Edo”
  • Catalan: “estat d’Edo”
  • Catalan: “Estat Edo”
  • Cebuano: “Edo”
  • Central Kanuri: “bula Edo bǝ”
  • Central Kanuri: “Edo”
  • Chinese: “Edo Chiu”
  • Chinese: “埃多州”
  • Czech: “Edo”
  • Danish: “Edo”
  • Dutch: “Edo”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ولاية ادو”
  • Esperanto: “Edo Ŝtato”
  • Esperanto: “Edo”
  • Esperanto: “subŝtato Edo”
  • Estonian: “Edo osariik”
  • Finnish: “Edo”
  • French: “Edo State”
  • French: “Edo”
  • French: “État d’Edo”
  • Fulah: “Edo”
  • Galician: “Estado de Edo”
  • Georgian: “ედოს შტატი”
  • German: “Edo”
  • German: “NG-ED”
  • Greek: “Έντο Στέιτ”
  • Gujarati: “ઇડો સ્ટેટ”
  • Gun: “Ayimatẹn Edo Tọn”
  • Hausa: “Edo”
  • Hausa: “jahar Edo”
  • Hebrew: “מדינת אדו”
  • Hindi: “एडो राज्य”
  • Hungarian: “Edo”
  • Icelandic: “Edo-fylki”
  • Igbo: “Edo”
  • Igbo: “Ȯra Edo”
  • Indonesian: “Edo”
  • Irish: “Stát Edo”
  • Italian: “Edo”
  • Japanese: “エド州”
  • Kannada: “ಎಡೊ ರಾಜ್ಯ”
  • Korean: “에도주”
  • Latvian: “Edo štats”
  • Latvian: “Edo”
  • Lithuanian: “Edo valstija”
  • Macedonian: “Едо (сојузна држава)”
  • Macedonian: “Едо”
  • Malay: “Edo State”
  • Marathi: “ईदो राज्य”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Edo Chiu”
  • Nigerian Pidgin: “Edo State”
  • Nigerian Pidgin: “Edo”
  • Northern Frisian: “Edo (Bundesstoot)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Edo”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Edo”
  • Norwegian: “Edo”
  • Obolo: “Agan̄-mkpulu Edo”
  • Obolo: “Edo”
  • Ossetian: “Эдо (штат)”
  • Ossetian: “Эдо”
  • Persian: “ایالت ادو”
  • Polish: “Edo”
  • Portuguese: “Edo”
  • Portuguese: “Estado de Edo”
  • Romanian: “Statul Edo”
  • Russian: “Эдо”
  • Serbian: “Едо”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Edo”
  • Sindhi: “ايڊو رياست”
  • Sinhala: “එඩෝ ප්‍රාන්තය”
  • Slovenian: “Edo”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ادو ایالتی”
  • Spanish: “Edo”
  • Spanish: “Estado de Edo”
  • Swahili: “Edo State”
  • Swahili: “Edo”
  • Swahili: “Jimbo la Edo”
  • Swedish: “Edo”
  • Tamil: “எடோ மாநிலம்”
  • Telugu: “ఎడో రాష్ట్రం”
  • Telugu: “ఎడో స్టేట్”
  • Thai: “รัฐอีโด”
  • Tumbuka: “Edo State, Nigeria”
  • Turkish: “Edo Eyaleti”
  • Turkish: “Edo”
  • Tyap: “Si̱tet A̱do”
  • Ukrainian: “Едо”
  • Urdu: “عدو اسٹیٹ”
  • Urdu: “عدو ریاست”
  • Vietnamese: “Bang Edo”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Edo (estado)”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Edo”
  • Western Mari: “Эдо”
  • Yoruba: “Edo State”
  • Yoruba: “Ipinle Edo”
  • Yoruba: “Ìpínlẹ̀ Edo”

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