| Capital: |
Ilorin |
| Area: |
66,869
sq kilometres |
| Population: |
1,830,651
(1997 FOS est.) |
| Language: |
Igbo |
Location
KWARA State
shares common boundaries with Niger and Sokoto
States to the North, Oyo, Ondo and Bendel States
to the South, Benue, Plateau and Federal Capital
Territory to the East. It maintains an
international boundary with the Republic of
Benin to the West. Because of its location
between the Northern and Southern parts of
Nigeria, Kwara State is referred to as the
‘gateway
History
The territorial
unit now known as Kwara State emerged as one of
the twelve States created on May 27, 1967. It
first assumed the name ‘West Central State’
before it was later changed to Kwara which is
the local name for the Niger river.
Agriculture
People
The main ethnic
groups are Yoruba, Hausa, Fulani and Nupe.
However each of the Local Government Areas is
endowed with a set of languages including Hausa,
Fulani, Nupe, Yoruba, Ebira, Bisanyan, Bokobaru,
Kambari, Ekiti and Kakanda.
Local
Government Areas
Asa, Baruten, Edu,
Ekiti, Ifelodun, Ilorin East, Ilorin West,
Irepodun, Isin, Kaiama, Moro, Offa, Oke-Ero,
Oyun, Pategi
