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Ibadan

Western Africa

Ibadan is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is one of the largest cities by population in Nigeria. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
2,559,853 1
Area (sq km)
3080 1
Founding Year
1829 1
Population Estimate Year
2006 1
Elevation (m)
230 1
Latitude
7.39639 degrees north 1
Longitude
3.91667 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Nigeria, Countries
Source Ibadan (Wikipedia)
Oyo State, States or Territories

ibadan is associated with oyo-state.

Source Ibadan (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Oyo State, States or Territories

ibadan is the capital of oyo-state.

Source Ibadan (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Egbo (food)

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Source Egbo (food) (Wikipedia)Lead [in-cuisine]
Quote, Lead [in-cuisine]
Egbo is a popular Yoruba dish, especially among the people from Ibadan.

Site Of

Wole Soyinka

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Source Wole Soyinka (Wikipedia)Lead, sentence beginning 'Born into an Anglican Yoruba family'
Quote, Lead, sentence beginning 'Born into an Anglican Yoruba family'
Born into an Anglican Yoruba family in Aké, Abeokuta, Soyinka had a preparatory education at Government College, Ibadan, and proceeded to the University College Ibadan.
University of Ibadan

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Source University of Ibadan (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
The University of Ibadan (UI) is a federal university located in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
University of Ibadan

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Source University of Ibadan (Wikipedia)Lead, location
Quote, Lead, location
is a federal university located in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Sources
1. Ibadan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Ibadan ... is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria.
  • Infobox: population_total
    2,559,853
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2006
  • Lead section
    At 3,080 square kilometres (1,190 mi2) it is the country's largest city by land area.
  • Infobox, Elevation
    230 m
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    7.39639 N 3.91667 E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    7.39639 N 3.91667 E
  • Infobox, Founded
    1829
  • Associated With: Nigeria, Infobox, Country
    Nigeria
  • In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Ibadan - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2339354
    7.37756 3.90591 P PPLA NG 32 31008 3649000 181 Africa/Lagos
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 181 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 7.25, 3.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 7.25, 3.75
7.25 3.75 Aw
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Wikidata: Ibadan
Wikidata Q183298, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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