Ondo State
Ondo is a state in southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. Ondo borders Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast for 45 km, Edo State to the east, Delta State to the southeast for 36 km, Ogun State to the southwest for 179 km, Osun State to the northwest for 77 km, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Akure and Owo.
Akure
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Akure is in Southwest Nigeria. Akure is the capital of Ondo State and headquarters of the Akure Kingdom. It is the largest city in the state, with a population of about 570,000.
Owo
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Owo is one of the largest cities in Ondo State, South West Nigeria. The Palace of the Olowo of Owo is the largest palace in Africa.
Ondo City
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Ondo City is a city in Ondo State, South West Nigeria. Ondo city is the second largest city in Ondo state, and the trade centre for the surrounding region.
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Okitipupa
Okitipupa is a town in Okitipupa Local Government Area in Ondo State, and it is the headquarter of the same local government. It is part of the Ikale-speaking nation in Ondo State.Odigbo
Odigbo is a town in Ondo State in South West Nigeria. The headquarters of the Odigbo town is Ore, which has really raised the standard of Odigbo, especially in terms of population.Ilaje
Ìlàje is a Local Government Area in Ondo State, South-West Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Igbokoda. The Ilajes are a distinct migratory coastal linguistic group of Yoruba peoples spread along the coastal belts of Ondo, Ogun, Lagos and Delta states and originally made up of four geo-political entities, namely: Ode Ugbo, Ode Mahin, Ode Etikan and Aheri.Ikare
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Ikare is a city in Ondo State, South West Nigeria. Ikare is the short form of Ikare-Akoko. It is located in the Northern District of Ondo State.
Idanre
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Idanre is a historic town in Ondo State, Nigeria. The town was established at the foot of the scenic Idanre Hill which is of unique cultural and environmental significance, and attracts many tourists.
Ile Oluji
Ile Oluji is a Local Government Area in Ondo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ile Oluji. The postal code of the area is 351.Ilara-Mokin
Ilara-Mokin is a town in the ifedore area of Ondo State in South West Nigeria. It is 12 km from the Ondo State capital, Akure. Ilara-Mokin is also surrounded by some neighboring towns in the state like Ipinsa, Ikota, Ipogun, and others.Igbara-Oke
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Igbara-Oke, popularly referred to as Nodal Town, is a town in Ifedore, Ondo State, Nigeria. It is nodal town located on a mountain top, and is the headquarters of the Ifedore Local Government Area.
Akungba Akoko
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Akungba is a town in Ondo State. The town was famous due to the arrival of Adekunle Ajasin University in 1999 which had been established in Ado-Ekiti in 1982.
Ajapa
Ajapa is a town in Ese-Odo in Ondo State. It is an Ijaw-Arogbo community in the coastal part of Ondo state. Its people are engaged in fishing as primary occupation.Idoani
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Idoani is in South West Nigeria. It is a quiet village under the Ose local government in Ondo State. The people's language is a mixture of Yoruba and Bini.
Ondo State
- Type: state of Nigeria with 4,010,000 residents
- Description: state in Nigeria
- Also known as: “Sunshine state”
- Neighbors: Delta State, Edo State, Ekiti State, Kogi State, Ogun State, and Osun State
- Location: South West Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yoruba—“Ondo State” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ولاية أوندو”
- Azerbaijani: “Ondo ştatı”
- Bengali: “অন্দো অঙ্গরাজ্য”
- Bislama: “Ondo State”
- Bulgarian: “Ондо”
- Catalan: “Estat d’Ondo”
- Cebuano: “Ondo State”
- Central Kanuri: “Ondo State”
- Central Kanuri: “Ondo”
- Chinese: “Ondo Chiu”
- Chinese: “翁多州”
- Czech: “Ondo (stát)”
- Czech: “Ondo”
- Danish: “Ondo”
- Dutch: “Ondo”
- Esperanto: “Ondo Ŝtato”
- Esperanto: “Ondo”
- Esperanto: “subŝtato Ondo”
- Estonian: “Ondo osariik”
- Finnish: “Ondo”
- French: “État d’Ondo”
- French: “Ondo”
- Fulah: “Diiwal Ondo”
- Fulah: “Ondo”
- Galician: “Estado de Ondo”
- Galician: “Ondo”
- Georgian: “ონდოს შტატი”
- German: “Ondo Distrikt”
- German: “Ondo”
- Greek: “Πολιτεία Όντο”
- Gujarati: “ઓન્ડો સ્ટેટ”
- Gun: “Ayimatẹn Ondo Tọn”
- Hausa: “Jahar Ondo”
- Hausa: “Ondo”
- Hebrew: “אונדו”
- Hindi: “ओन्दो राज्य”
- Igala: “Ondo state”
- Igbo: “Ȯra Ondo”
- Igbo: “Sunshine state”
- Indonesian: “Ondo”
- Italian: “Ondo”
- Japanese: “オンド州”
- Kannada: “ಒಂಡೋ ರಾಜ್ಯ”
- Kanuri: “Ondo State”
- Korean: “온도주”
- Latvian: “Ondo štats”
- Latvian: “Ondo”
- Lithuanian: “Ondo valstija”
- Macedonian: “Ондо (сојузна држава)”
- Macedonian: “Ондо”
- Malay: “Negeri Ondo”
- Malay: “Ondo State”
- Marathi: “ओन्डो राज्य”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Ondo Chiu”
- Nigerian Pidgin: “Ondo State”
- Nigerian Pidgin: “Ondo”
- Northern Frisian: “Ondo (Bundesstoot)”
- Northern Frisian: “Ondo”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ondo”
- Norwegian: “Ondo”
- Nupe-Nupe-Tako: “Ondo State”
- Obolo: “Ondo”
- Persian: “ایالت اوندو”
- Polish: “Ondo”
- Portuguese: “Estado de Ondo”
- Portuguese: “Ondo”
- Portuguese: “Ondô”
- Romanian: “Statul Ondo”
- Russian: “Ондо”
- Serbian: “Ондо”
- Sindhi: “اونڊو رياست”
- Sinhala: “ඔන්ඩෝ ප්රාන්තය”
- Sinhala: “ඕන්ඩෝ රාජ්ය”
- Slovenian: “Ondo”
- South Azerbaijani: “اوندو ایالتی”
- Spanish: “Estado de Ondo”
- Spanish: “Ondo”
- Swahili: “Jimbo la Ondo”
- Swahili: “Ondo State”
- Swahili: “Ondo”
- Swedish: “Ondo”
- Tamil: “ஒண்டோ மாநிலம்”
- Telugu: “ఓండో రాష్ట్రం”
- Thai: “รัฐออนโด”
- Tumbuka: “Ondo State, Nigeria”
- Turkish: “Ondo Eyaleti”
- Turkish: “Ondo”
- Tyap: “Si̱tet Ondo”
- Ukrainian: “Ондо”
- Urdu: “اوندو اسٹیٹ”
- Urdu: “اوندو ریاست”
- Vietnamese: “Bang Ondo”
- Waray (Philippines): “Ondo (estado)”
- Waray (Philippines): “Ondo”
- Western Mari: “Ондо”
- Yoruba: “Ipinle Ondo”
- Yoruba: “Ìpínlẹ̀ Oǹdó”
- Yoruba: “Ìpínlẹ̀ Òndó”
- Yoruba: “Ondo State”
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