Kwara

Kwara
Basic data
Capital :	Ilorin
founded:	May 27, 1967
Governor :	Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed
ISO 3166-2 :	NG-KW
surface
Area :	36,825 km²
Rank in Nigeria:	9
population
Residents :	3,192,900 (2016)
Population density :	87 inhabitants / km² (2016)
Rank in Nigeria:	33

Location of Kwara in Nigeria

Kwara is a federal state of the West African country Nigeria with the capital Ilorin , which is also the largest city in the state with 814,246 inhabitants (2005).

geography

The state is located in the west of the country and borders the state of Niger to the north, the state of Osun to the south, the state of Oyo to the southwest , the state of Ekiti to the south-east, Benin to the west and the state of Kogi to the east . Large parts of the Lower Kaduna-Middle Niger Floodplain protected area are located in the state; it is a wetland area of international importance to the Ramsar Convention .

history

The state was formed on May 27, 1967 under the name "West Central". On February 3, 1976, it was renamed Kwara. The first governor was David Bamigboye between May 28, 1967 and July 1975. The current governor since the April 26th 2011 elections has been Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed .

List of governors and administrators

• David Bamigboye (Governor 1968–1975)
• Ibrahim Taiwo (Governor 1975-1976)
• George Innih (Governor 1976–1978)
• Sunday Orihya Ifere (Governor 1978–1979)
• Adamu Atta (Governor 1979–1983)
• Cornelius Adebayo (Governor 1983)
• Salaudeen Latinwo (Governor 1984–1985)
• Mohammed Umaru (governor 1985–1987)
• Ahmed Abdullahi (Governor 1987–1988)
• Ibrahim Alkali (governor 1988–1989)
• Awali Kazir (governor 1989–1992)
• Shaaba Lafiaji (Governor 1992–1993)
• Mustapha Ismail (administrator 1993–1994)
• Baba Adamu Iyam (Administrator 1994–1996)
• Peter Ogar (Administrator 1996–1998)
• Rasheed Shekoni (administrator 1998–1999)
• Mohammed Lawal (Governor 1999-2003)
• Olubukola Abubakar Saraki (Governor 2003-2011)

administration

The state is divided into 16 Local Government Areas . These are: Asa, Baruten, Edu, Ekiti, Ifelodun, Ilorin East, Ilorin South, Ilorin West, Irepodun, Isin, Kaiama, Moro, Offa, Oke-Oro, Oyun and Pategi.

economy

The agriculture is the main industry and the main source of income of the state. There are cotton , cocoa , coffee , cola nuts , tobacco and coconuts grown.

Mining is also important to the state's economy . There are limestone , marble , feldspar , clay , kaolin , quartz and granite mined. Furthermore, beer is brewed in Kwara and pharmaceutical products , textiles , paper , foam rubber , plastics , sugar and other products are manufactured.

traffic

Kwara is connected to five other states by a network of roads . The railway line from Lagos to the north of the country runs through the state. The Ilorin International Airport (IATA: ILR, ICAO: DNIL) is located in Ilorin .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Annotated Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance: Nigeria ( Memento of October 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)