Ekiti

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Ekiti
Nigeria - Ekiti.svg
Basic data
Capital : Ado Ekiti
biggest town: Efon Alaaye
founded: October 1, 1996
Governor : Tunji Olurin
ISO 3166-2 : NG-EK
surface
Area : 6,353 km²
Rank in Nigeria: 32
population
Residents : 3,270,800 (2016)
Population density : 515 inhabitants / km² (2016)
Rank in Nigeria: 31
Location of Ekiti in Nigeria

Ekiti is a federal state in the West African country of Nigeria with the capital Ado Ekiti . The largest city in the state is Efon Alaaye with 279,339 inhabitants (2005).

geography

The state is located in the southwest of the country and is bordered by the state of Kwara to the north, the state of Ondo to the south, the state of Osun to the west and the state of Kogi to the east .

history

The state was formed on October 1, 1996 from part of the state of Ondo . The first administrator was Mohammed Bawa between October 7, 1996 and August 1998. Tunji Olurin has been the current governor since November 13, 2006 .

List of governors and administrators

administration

The state is divided into 16 Local Government Areas . These are: Ado-Ekiti, Efon, Ekiti East, Ekiti South-West, Ekiti West, Emure, Gbonyin, Ido-Osi, Ijero, Ikere, Ikole, Ilejemeje, Irepodun-Ifelodun, Ise-Orun, Moba and Oye.

economy

The main industry is agriculture . The climatic and ecological conditions allow the cultivation of grain , cocoa , coconuts , rubber , lemons , cola nuts , bananas , corn , rice , beans , yams and cassava . The production of timber plays an important role in forestry .

Ekiti is endowed with a wide variety of mineral resources . These include: kaolin , clay , cassiterite ( tin ore ), columbite , bauxite and granite .

Web links

Commons : Ekiti State  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files