thumb|Short story of Owo in Owo dialect by a native speaker Owo is a 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.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Owo
- Settlement.native_name
- Ọ̀ghọ̀
- Settlement.other_name
- Ọ̀ghọ̀ Ìmàdẹ̀
- Settlement.settlement_type
- LGA
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Welcome to Owo signpost, Ondo state2.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- A "Welcome to Owo" signpost
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Nigeria
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 8
- Settlement.mapframe wikidata
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe marker
- village
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Nigeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Ondo State
- Settlement.leader_title
- Olowo of Owo
- Settlement.leader_name
- Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Part of
- South West
- Country
- Nigeria
- Located in
- Ondo State
- Continent
- Africa
- Population
- 222262
- Area
- 1024
- Elevation
- 1048
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Image
- Statue, Owo, Ondo State2.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- P8168
- Arthur Zarden
- Commons category
- Owo
- P12749
- Naumburg Cathedral
- postal code
- 340108
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Culture
- Economy
- Geography
- Archaeology
- Climate in Owo
- Traditional rulers
- Higher institution in Owo
- Public secondary high school
- Other Schools within the Local Government
- Gallery
- Medical Center in Owo
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
thumb|Short story of Owo in Owo dialect by a native speaker Owo is a 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.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Owo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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