Oyo
In this location there was earlier habitat for the endangered African wild dog, Lycaon pictus;[19] however, this canid is thought to have been locally extirpated at the present.[citation needed] The climate is equatorial, notably with dry and wet seasons with relatively high humidity.Oyo State is homogenous, mainly inhabited by the Yoruba ethnic group who are primarily agrarian but have a predilection for living in high-density urban centres.[22] The indigenes mainly comprise the Oyos, the Oke-Oguns, the Ibadans[23] and the Ibarapas, all belonging to the Yoruba family.[24] Apart from Ibadan, other notable cities and towns in Ọyọ State include Ọyọ, Ogbomọsọ, Isẹyín-Okeogun, Ipapo-Okeogun, Kíṣì-Okeogun, Okeho-Okeogun, Saki-Okeogun, Igbeti-Okeogun, Igboho-okeogun [Igboho], Eruwa-Ibarapa, Iroko, Lanlate, OjeOwode-Okeogun, Sepeteri-Okeogun, Ilora-Oyo, Jobele-Oyo, Awe-Oyo, Ilérò-Okeogun, Okaka-Okeogun, Igbo Ora-Ibarapa, Idere[25] In 2024, Yoruba separatists unsuccessfully attempted to overthrow the state government in Ibadan.[40] Other major tourist attractions located in the state include: Agodi Botanical Garden, Ado-Awaye Suspended lake, Mapo Hall, University of Ibadan Zoological Garden, Ido Cenotaph, Trans-Wonderland Amusement Park, Old Oyo National Park located in the historical site of the ancient capital of the famous old Oyo Empire, Iyamopo and Agbele Hill in Igbeti, Bower's Tower and the Cultural Centre, Mokola.The state also has five government technical colleges at Oyo, Ogbomoso, Ibadan,[49] Shaki-Okeogun[50] and Iseyin-Okeogun with enrolment of 2,829 students in the 2000/2001 academic session.[53] The Ebedi Writers' Residency situated at the hill-side of barracks area of Iseyin is an international residency that has brought great writers, journalists and authors all over the world including Africa's first Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, Jumoke Verissiomo, Funmi Aluko, Richard Ali, Paul Liam and others.There is a vocational Institute in Saki West Local Government named: The Kings Poly, Shaki-Okeogun.[71] The following are universities located within Oyo State;[72] These include: Other major roads include: Ibadan is a major terminus on the Western Railway from Lagos to Kano (1899) on the 1067 mm (3ˈ6") Cape Gauge, with a new 1435 mm (4ˈ8½") standard gauge line from Lagos to Ibadan opened 2021.The climate in the state favours the cultivation of crops like maize, yam, cassava, millet, rice, plantains, cocoa, palm produce, cashew etc.There are a number of government farm settlements in Iseyin/Ipapo, Ilora, Eruwa, Ogbomosho, Iresaadu, Ijaiye, Akufo and Lalupon.
Oyo (disambiguation)Pace Setter StateCountryNigeriaDate createdCapitalIbadanGovernorSeyi MakindeDeputy GovernorBayo LawalOyo State House of AssemblySenatorsYunus AkintundeAbdulfatai BuhariRepresentativesGDP (PPP)Time zoneUTC+01ISO 3166 code15th of 37southwesternthird most populous cityAfricaborderedKwara StateOsun StateOgun StateRepublicsixth most populousYorubaOyo EmpireYoruba empireAlaafinceremonialUniversity of IbadaneconomyagrarianbreadbasketcassavatobaccolandscapeErinleOsun riverOld Oyo National Park, Agodi parks and gardenshabitatAfrican wild dogLycaon pictusextirpatedequatorialhumiditydry seasonWestern StateỌsun StateOke-OgunsIbarapasadministrationWestern RegionBritish colonial ruleỌyọOgbomọsọAwe-Oyoseparatistsattempted to overthrowUniversity of LondonautonomousLead City UniversityAjayi Crowther UniversityKoladaisi UniversityLadoke Akintola University of TechnologyOgbomosoThe Polytechnic, Ibadansecondary schoolsprimary schoolsUniversity College Hospital, IbadanInternational Institute of Tropical AgricultureCocoa HouseskyscraperNTA IbadanAgodi Botanical GardenMapo HallZoological GardenCenotaphTrans-Wonderland Amusement ParkOld Oyo National Parkold Oyo EmpireBower's TowerGalaxy TelevisionNigerian StatesFederal Republic of Nigeriaexecutive branchlegislative branchjudiciaryexecutive governorState Executive CouncilDebo Ogundoyinpublic schoolstechnical collegesWole SoyinkaSt Anne's School IbadanWesley College, IbadanIbadan Grammar SchoolGovernment College, IbadanOlivet Heights OyoQueen's School, IbadanLoyola College, IbadanFederal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, IbadanFederal College of Education (Special), OyoCocoa Research Institute of NigeriaForestry Research Institute of NigeriaNigerian Institute Of Social And Economic Researchcontinuing educationAjayi Crowther University, OyoLadoke Akintola University of Technology, OgbomosoLead City University, IbadanAdeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, EruwaOyo State College of Agriculture and TechnologyEmmanuel Alayande College of EducationAfrican Unity RoadTrans-African Highway 2Lagos-Ibadan ExpresswayIgbohoOgbomoshoWestern RailwayCape Gaugestandard gauge