Kwara State

Coordinates: 8°30′N 5°00′E / 8.500°N 5.000°E / 8.500; 5.000
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Kwara
State
UTC+01 (WAT)
postal code
240001
ISO 3166 codeNG-KW
HDI (2018)0.571[4]
medium · 20th of 37
Website"Kwara State Government"

Kwara State (

Benin Republic.[5][6] Its capital is the city of Ilorin and the state has 16 local government areas
.

Of the 36

patas monkey populations.[11][12][13]

Kwara State has been inhabited for years by various ethnic groups, primarily the majority Yoruba people that live throughout the state, but there are sizeable minorities of Nupe people in the northeast, Bariba (Baatonu) and Busa (Bokobaru) people in the west, and a small Fulani population in Ilorin, moving through the state as nomadic herders.[14]

In the pre-colonial period, majority of the area that is now Kwara state was part of the

West Central State. In 1976, the state was renamed Kwara state and the name remained until the 1990s, when its southeast was split off to form a part of Kogi state and its far northwest Borgu division was annexed into the Borgu division of Niger state
.

Economically, Kwara state is largely based around

goats, and sheep. Kwara state has the joint-twentieth highest Human Development Index in the country and numerous institutions of tertiary education.[15]

History

Kwara state was created on 27 May 1967,

River Niger, in the Hausa language
.

Kwara state has since 1976 reduced considerably in size as a result of further state creation exercises in Nigeria. On 13 February 1976, the

Benue/Plateau state to form Benue state.[17]

On 27 August 1991, five

Offa.[19]

Kwara state has numerous mineral resources such as

Isin LGA.[20]

Population

As of 2006, the

socioeconomic development.[21] The principal ethnic groups are Yoruba, Nupe, Fulani, and Baruba.[22]

Residents of the state are sometimes referred to as Kwarans.[23]

Languages

Languages of Kwara State listed by LGA:[24][16]

LGA Languages
Asa
 Yoruba
Baruten Baatonum
Edu
 Nupe
Ekiti Yoruba
Ifelodun Yoruba
Ilorin East Yoruba
Ilorin South Yoruba
Ilorin West Yoruba
Isin
 Yoruba
Irepodun Yoruba
Kaiama
Bokobaru
Moro
 Yoruba
Offa
 Yoruba
Oke Ero Yoruba
Oyun Yoruba
Pategi Nupe

Other languages spoken in Kwara State include

Sorko
.

Local Government Areas

See also: List of villages in Kwara State

Kwara State consists of sixteen Local Government Areas.[25] They are:

Governor of Kwara State

Like every other state in Nigeria, Kwara State has had a mix of civilian and military Governors. The first Governor of Kwara state was

Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman, who emerged victorious in the March 9, 2019's governorship election, with the political party APC. AbdulRahman AbdulRazak was sworn in on May 29, 2019, making him the 4th democratic governor of Kwara State and the 20th governor of Kwara State overall.Kayode Alabi is serving as the deputy governor of Kwara state under AbdulRahman's administration.[26][27]

Education

Kwara State University, Malete

Kwara State has a federal university, the University of Ilorin, a state university, Kwara State University , and seven other privately owned Universities: Al-Hikmah University, Landmark University, Summit University, Offa[28] Crown Hill University,[29] Thomas Adewumi University,[30] Ahman Pategi University[31] and University of Offa.[32][33] Kwara state also has five approved polytechnics; a federal polytechnic, Federal Polytechnic Offa, a state-owned polytechnic, Kwara State Polytechnic , and three privately owned: The Polytechnic Igbo Owu, Lens Polytechnic, and Graceland Polytechnic.[34] Of the fifteen Colleges of Education in Kwara state, eleven are owned by private establishments: College of Education Ilemona, Muhyideen College of Education, Kinsey College of Education, Ilorin, Kwara State, Moje College of Education, Erin-Ile, Imam Hamzat College of Education, ECWA College of Education, College of Education Offa, Nana Aisha College of Education, Adesina College of Education and Pan African College of Education. Four colleges of education in Kwara state are funded by the star government: Kwara State College of Education Ilorin, College of Education Oro, Kwara State College of Education (Technical) Lafiagi, and one federal government's institution offering NCE, the Nigeria Army School of Education.[35] There is also a Navy school, Nigerian Navy School of Health Science, Irra Road, Offa, and an aviation college, International Aviation College, Ilorin.[36]

Healthcare

Kwara State has many hospitals and medical health cares; these include:[37]

  • General Hospital Illorin[38]
  • University of Illorin Teaching Hospital[39][40]
  • Life Line Hospital
  • Lifefount Hospital
  • Balm Hospital
  • Sadiku Hospital
  • kwara State Civil Service Hospital
  • Sobi Specialist Hospital
  • Anchormed Hospital
  • Mimtaz Hospital
  • Asa Dam Hospital
Further information: Every Child Counts

Tourism

Drummers in Ijomu Oro village, Kwara State.

Important

natural reserve also divides the state into East and West. Ero Omola waterfall is also a tourist attraction [42]

Climate

Located at an elevation of 286.86 meters (941.14 feet) above sea level, Kwara has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw). The city's yearly temperature is 29.54 °C (85.17 °F) and it is 0.08% higher than Nigeria's averages. Kwara typically receives about 101.45 millimeters (3.99 inches) of precipitation and has 148.38 rainy days (40.65% of the time) annually.[43] It is located at 4.3874051 longitude and 8.9668961 latitude.[43]

The table below has data for the whole year as an average taken from last 12+ years of historical data for Ilorin.[44]

Month Day Night Rain Days
January 36°c 21°c 1
February 38°c 23°c 1
March 38°c 24°c 4
April 36°c 25°c 9
May 34°c 24°c 15
June 31°c 23°c 17
July 29°c 22°c 18
August 28°c 22°c 18
September 29°c 22°c 20
October 31°c 23°c 15
November 35°c 23°c 1
December 36°c 21°c 0

Incidents

See also: Kwara boat disaster

According to reports, a boat capsized and broke in two on June 12, 2023, in the Niger River close to Pategi, in Kwara State, Nigeria. The guests on the boat were originally arriving on motorcycles, but the intense rain left them stranded. It was confirmed that at least 108 people have died and many are absent.[5]

On October 25, 2023, a tree fall killed two people and injured at least five.[45][46]

On February 2, 2024, Ejire Adeyemi Toun, the traditional ruler was assassinated in his palace, and his wife was kidnapped. [47]

Transport

Ilorin Train Station in Kwara
Ilorin Train Station in Kwara

The

Ilorin Airport is a major center for both domestic and international flights and has now been built up into a hub for transportation of cargoes.[48]

Economy

Agriculture is the main source of the state's economy and the principal cash crops are :

kaolin, quartz and granite rocks
, and laterite found majorly in omuaran. [50]

Infrastructure

  • Hygiene and Sanitation

The government of Nigeria is increasingly aware of problems emanating from poor environmental sanitation, and Kwara state is working on improving its environment and sanitation.

toilets , and making clean water accessible.[54] This is also to promote Sustainable Development Goals 3 & 6 (general access to safe and affordable drinking water and access to adequate and equitable sanitation, hygiene for all, and end open defecation by 2030)[52]

Sports

Sporting activities are managed by the State Sports Council. The importance attached to sports led to the construction of a

Kwara United Football Club, ABS FC and Kwara Falcons Basketball Club
.

Notable people

See also

  • Kwara State Executive Council

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