Oyo, Oyo

Oyo
jabata oyo
Ọyọ Atiba
City
Motto: 
Ajise Bi'Oyo Laari
Country Nigeria
StateOyo State
Government
 • AlaafinLamidi Adeyemi III
Area
 • Total2,427 km2 (937 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total428,798
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
ClimateAw

Oyo[1] is an ancient city in Oyo State, Nigeria. It was founded as the capital of the historic Oyo empire in the 1830.

References

  1. ↑ "Ifa, wandeabimbola.com Home". www.wandeabimbola.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
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