Oyo State

Oyo State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria.^[1] It is located in south-west part of Nigeria and its capital is Ibadan, the largest city in Nigeria.^[2]

Oyo State
State
Nicknames:  Pace Setter State
Location of Ọyọ State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 8°00′N 4°00′E[3]
Country	Nigeria
Date created	3 February 1976
Capital	Ibadan
Government
• Governor[4]	Oluwaseyi Makinde (PDP)
• Deputy Governor	Rauf Olaniyan
• Senators	Abdulfatai Buhari Kola Balogun Teslim Folarin
• Representatives	List
Area
• Total	28,454 km2 (10,986 sq mi)
Population  (2006)[5]
• Total	5,580,894[6]
GDP
• Year	2007
• Total	$29.8 billion[7]
• Per capita	$2,666[7]
Time zone	UTC+01 (WAT)
postal code	200001
ISO 3166 code	NG-OY
HDI (2018)	0.626[8] medium · 11th of 37
Website	www.oyostate.gov.ng

History

It was created from Western States and included Osun State, which later splitted in 1991.