Western Nigeria

E11011

Western Nigeria is a historical and geographical region of Nigeria that largely corresponds to the predominantly Yoruba-speaking southwestern part of the country.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
historical region
borders Atlantic Ocean
Benin
Central Nigeria
Northern Nigeria
colonialEraAdministrativeUnit Western Nigeria self-linksurface differs
surface form: Western Region, Nigeria
country Nigeria
dominantCulture Yoruba
surface form: Yoruba culture
hasClimate tropical monsoon climate
tropical savanna climate
hasCoastlineOn Gulf of Guinea
hasCulturalRegion Western Nigeria self-linksurface differs
surface form: Yorubaland
hasHigherEducationCenter Obafemi Awolowo University
University of Ibadan
University of Lagos
hasPortCity Lagos
historicallyCorrespondsTo Western Nigeria self-linksurface differs
surface form: Western Region, Nigeria
includesCity Abeokuta
Ado-Ekiti
Akure
Ibadan
Ilorin
Lagos
Osogbo
includesState Ekiti State
Kwara State
Lagos State
Ogun State
Ondo State
Osun State
Oyo State
languageFamily Niger–Congo languages
locatedIn Nigeria
locatedInRegion West Africa
locatedOnContinent Africa
majorEconomicActivity agriculture
commerce
manufacturing
majorReligion Christianity
Islam
Yoruba traditional religion
partOf Southern Nigeria
Western Nigeria self-linksurface differs
surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
predominantEthnicGroup Yoruba people
predominantLanguage Yoruba
surface form: Yoruba language
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT)
surface form: West Africa Time
utcOffset +1

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Ijesha partOf Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Yorubaland
Lagos Island locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwest Nigeria
Ogun State locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: South West Nigeria
Ogun State locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Yorubaland
Osun State locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwest Nigeria
Osun State locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Yorubaland
Osun State region Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria
Southern Nigeria hasPart Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: South West Nigeria
Ondo State locatedInRegion Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwest Nigeria
Ondo State belongsToGeopoliticalZone Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria
Ile-Ife locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
Ile-Ife locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Yorubaland
Ile-Ife culturalRegion Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria
Awori primaryLocation Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
Awori region Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwest Nigeria
Awori partOf Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Yorubaland
Lagos State locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwest Nigeria
Ekiti State locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: South West Nigeria
Ekiti State locatedIn Western Nigeria
Ekiti State regionBeforeStateCreation Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Western Region, Nigeria
Ilorin locatedInRegion Western Nigeria
North East Nigeria hasBorderWith Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: South West Nigeria
Victoria Island locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwest Nigeria
Arogbo Ijaw region Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
Ibadan South-East Local Government Area locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: South-West Nigeria
Ibadan South-East Local Government Area locatedInGeopoliticalZone Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: South-West geopolitical zone of Nigeria
University College Hospital, Ibadan serves Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwest Nigeria
Agodi Gardens locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwest Nigeria
Bower’s Tower region Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwest Nigeria
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (Ibadan campus) region Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: South West Nigeria
Mapo Hall region Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwest Nigeria
Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: South West Nigeria
Dugbe Market locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwest Nigeria
Ibadan Airport locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: southwestern Nigeria
Ibadan South-West Local Government Area region Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: South-West Nigeria
Ibadan South-West Local Government Area locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: South-West geopolitical zone of Nigeria
Liberty Stadium locatedIn Western Nigeria
Liberty Stadium regionServed Western Nigeria
Obafemi Awolowo University locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwest Nigeria
Akure locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
Akure region Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Yorubaland
Abeokuta locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
Abeokuta partOf Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Yorubaland
Ado-Ekiti locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
Ado-Ekiti region Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Yoruba region
Osogbo locatedInRegion Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
Osogbo locatedInRegion Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Yorubaland
Jebba locatedInRegion Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: western Nigeria
Jebba Dam regionServed Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: South West Nigeria