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Kwara State

Kwara is a state in the part of . Its capital is the city of and the state has 16 Local government areas.
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is the capital city of Kwara state in . In 2020, it was home to an estimated 950,000 people.

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is a city in the Kwara of . It was founded in 1395 by Olalomi olofa-gan gan. There are about 120,100 inhabitants. The vegetation in is savanna vegetation and the town is noted for its weaving and dyeing trade, farming and also rearing of livestock.

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is in Kwara State. is a town in northwestern Kwara State, Southwest Nigeria. It is the headquarter of Local Government Area.

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is in Kwara State. or Omu-ipo is an ancient Igbomina-Yoruba town situated in the southeastern part of Kwara State, West-central Nigeria. It is located in Ifelodun local government area of Kwara state.

is a town in Kwara State, . It shares borders with two states. On the south side, lies between Kwara state and Mokwa local government, Niger State on the north.

is a district in Kwara State. is one of the popular districts in Kwara State, the district is predominantly dominated by the Yorubas majorly those with roots from places like Ife, Oyo, and others.

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or Patigi is a town and local government in Kwara State, with the headquarters located at the town. The town is the headquarters of Emirate.

is a Local Government Area in Kwara State, . It has an area of 3,272 km2 and a population of 108,792 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 241.

is in Kwara State. town is in Kwara state, west central Nigeria, on the south bank of the Niger River.

Esie is in Kwara State, .

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is an ancient town in Igbomina-Yoruba land of Kwara State. The town is sometimes spelt as Ajase-Ipo and is also known as Ajasse or Ajasepo. It is one of the prominent towns in Irepodun LGA of the state.

is a small town in Kwara State, Central Nigeria. It is about 75 km from , the state capital, and 45 km from , a major city in Niger State.

is a town in local government area of Kwara State, Nigeria. It originated from Ile-Ife. It is a border town located very close to and to the west and south respectively.

Kwara State

Latitude of center
8.5° or 8° 30′ north
Longitude of center
5° east
Population
2,590,000
Elevation
335 metres (1,099 feet)
Geo­Names ID
2332785
Wiki­data ID
Q464953
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yoruba—“Kwara State” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كوارة”
  • Arabic: “ولاية كوارة”
  • Arabic: “ولايه كواره”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kvara ştatı”
  • Bengali: “কওড়া রাজ্য”
  • Bulgarian: “Квара”
  • Catalan: “Kwara”
  • Cebuano: “Kwara State”
  • Central Kanuri: “Kwara”
  • Chinese: “Kwara Chiu”
  • Chinese: “夸拉州”
  • Chinese: “誇拉州”
  • Czech: “Kwara”
  • Danish: “Kwara”
  • Dutch: “Kwara”
  • Esperanto: “Kŭara Ŝtato”
  • Esperanto: “Kŭara”
  • Esperanto: “subŝtato Kŭara”
  • Estonian: “Kwara osariik”
  • Finnish: “Kwara”
  • French: “Kwara”
  • Fulah: “Diiwal Kwara”
  • Galician: “Kwara”
  • Georgian: “კვარის შტატი”
  • German: “Kwara”
  • German: “NG-KW”
  • Greek: “Κβάρα”
  • Gujarati: “કવારા સ્ટેટ”
  • Gun: “Ayimatẹn Kwara Tọn”
  • Hausa: “Kwara”
  • Hebrew: “מדינת קווארה”
  • Hindi: “कवारा राज्य”
  • Hindi: “क्वारा राज्य”
  • Igala: “Kwara”
  • Igbo: “Ȯra Kwara”
  • Indonesian: “Kwara”
  • Italian: “Kwara”
  • Japanese: “クワーラ州”
  • Japanese: “クワラ州”
  • Kannada: “ಕ್ವಾರಾ ರಾಜ್ಯ”
  • Korean: “콰라주”
  • Latvian: “Kvara”
  • Latvian: “Kvaras štats”
  • Lithuanian: “Kvaros valstija”
  • Malay: “Kwara State”
  • Manipuri: “ꯀꯋꯥꯔꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯠ”
  • Marathi: “कुवा राज्य”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kwara Chiu”
  • Nigerian Pidgin: “Kwara State”
  • Nigerian Pidgin: “Kwara”
  • Northern Frisian: “Kwara (Bundesstoot)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Kwara”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kwara”
  • Norwegian: “Kwara”
  • Nupe-Nupe-Tako: “Kwara State”
  • Obolo: “Kwara”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Kwara Rīce”
  • Persian: “ایالت کوارا”
  • Polish: “Kwara”
  • Portuguese: “Kuara”
  • Portuguese: “Kwara”
  • Romanian: “Statul Kwara”
  • Russian: “Квара”
  • Serbian: “Квара”
  • Sindhi: “ڪوارا رياست”
  • Sinhala: “ක්වාරා ප්‍රාන්තය”
  • Sinhala: “ක්වාරා රාජ්‍ය”
  • Slovak: “Kwara”
  • Slovenian: “Kwara”
  • Slovenian: “NG-KW”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کوارا ایالتی”
  • Spanish: “Estado de Kwara”
  • Spanish: “Kwara”
  • Swahili: “Kwara State”
  • Swahili: “Kwara”
  • Swedish: “Kwara”
  • Tamil: “கவரா மாநிலம்”
  • Telugu: “క్వారా రాష్ట్రం”
  • Thai: “รัฐควารา”
  • Tumbuka: “Kwara State, Nigeria”
  • Turkish: “Kwara Eyaleti”
  • Turkish: “Kwara”
  • Tyap: “Si̱tet Kwara”
  • Ukrainian: “Квара”
  • Urdu: “کوارا اسٹیٹ”
  • Urdu: “کوارا ریاست”
  • Vietnamese: “Bang Kwara”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Kwara (estado)”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Kwara”
  • Western Mari: “Квара”
  • Yoruba: “Ipinle Kwara”
  • Yoruba: “Ìpínlẹ̀ Kwara”
  • Yoruba: “Ìpínlẹ̀ Kwárà”
  • Yoruba: “Kwara State”

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