Owo

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Owo

Elevation344 m

Coordinates7.20°, 5.59°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics (Nigeria). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Owo is a city and local government area in Ondo state, Nigeria. Between 1400 and 1600 CE, it was the capital of a Yoruba city-state. The local government area has a population of 222,262 based on 2006 population census.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

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Fatima Yusuf

Nigerian sprinter

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Lawrence Ayo

Nigerian politician

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Rotimi Akeredolu

Nigerian politician and lawyer

Michael Adekunle Ajasin

Nigerian politician

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Olorunfemi sola

Nigerian economist

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Adekola Ogunoye II

Nigerian Traditional Ruler

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Agboola Ojomo Agunloye

paramount Yoruba king of Ijebu, Owo in Ondo State, southwestern Nigeria

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Ajike Ogunoye

paramount ruler of Owo Kingdom (1938-1941)

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Ajagbusi Ekun

human

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Olubunmi Olateru Olagbegi

Nigerian lawyer and judge

Kofoworola Oladoyinbo Ojomo

ojomo Oluda of Ijebu, Owo

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Olateru Olagbegi I

paramount ruler of Owo Kingdom (1913-1938)

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Olowo Ajaka

traditional ruler of Owo Kingdom

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Anthonia Fatunsin

Nigerian archaeologist

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Eyitope Ogunbodede

Nigerian academic

Olatunde Isaac

researcher

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Owo

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

false ashoka

Monoon longifolium

Seen 2023-08-10

Northern Lizard Buzzard

Kaupifalco monogrammicus monogrammicus

Seen 2018-10-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).