Ilorin
| Ilorin | |||
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| Coordinates | 8 ° 30 ' N , 4 ° 33' E | ||
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| Country | Nigeria | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | NG-KW | ||
| Residents | 1,150,000 (2012) | ||
 Ilorin in the state of Kwara
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Ilorin is the capital of the state of Kwara in Nigeria with around 1.15 million inhabitants (as of 2012). The city is located in western Nigeria on the banks of the Awun River .
history
The place was founded at the end of the 18th century. In the 1820s he was appointed as Islamic Emirate of the Fulani - Sokoto Caliphate affiliated. In 1897 British troops took the city. Ilorin has been part of the independent state of Nigeria since 1960.
economy
The city is an industrial , commercial and transport center in a predominantly agricultural area. There are cereals , potatoes and peanuts grown and livestock operation. Food , cigarettes and sugar are some of the most important industrial products. In Ilorin there is a university founded in 1976 and a technical institute .
Buildings
sons and daughters of the town
- Saidat Adegoke (* 1985), soccer player
- Olabisi Afolabi (* 1975), track and field athlete
- Taiwo Awoniyi (born 1997), soccer player
- Ibrahim Gambari (* 1944), politician
- Halimat Ismaila (* 1984), athlete
- Juwon Oshaniwa (* 1990), football player
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population data 2012 via World Gezatteer ( Memento of the original from December 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
