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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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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Fon region Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
House of Assembly usedInCountry Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Western Nigeria (historically)
Lagos Lagoon locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
Onikan Stadium region Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: South West Nigeria
Orisha geographicOrigin Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Yorubaland
Orisha geographicOrigin Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
Eledumare worshippedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Yorubaland
Ijebu Kingdom locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
Ijebu Kingdom partOf Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Yorubaland
Ojude Oba locatedInRegion Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwest Nigeria
Tai Solarin University of Education regionServed Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwest Nigeria
Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Ijebu-Ode campus locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwest Nigeria
Ijebu Ode Grammar School locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwest Nigeria
Adeola Odutola College locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwest Nigeria
Oyo Mesi historicalRegion Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
Oyo palace locatedInRegion Western Nigeria
subject surface form: Oyo Palace
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
New Oyo locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
New Oyo locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Yorubaland
Eso Ikoyi locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Yorubaland
Oro festival region Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
Oro festival practicedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Yorubaland
Egungun masquerade region Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
Adamu Orisha Play region Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwest Nigeria
Lagos White Cap Chiefs locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwest Nigeria
Lagos traditional council culturalRegion Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwest Nigeria
Yoruba religion hasPrimaryRegion Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Yorubaland
Oyo-Ile locatedInRegion Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
Oyo-Ile locatedInHistoricalRegion Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Yorubaland
Oba of Lagos locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwest Nigeria
Shango festival practicedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Yorubaland
Yoruba orishas mainRegion Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
babalawo geographicOrigin Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Yorubaland
babalawo geographicOrigin Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
Osun River locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
Ijebu people locatedIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
Western State, Nigeria locatedInRegion Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
Western State, Nigeria replaced Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Western Region, Nigeria
Western State, Nigeria followed Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Western Region, Nigeria
Western State, Nigeria historicalRegion Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Yorubaland
Western State, Nigeria predecessorEntity Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Western Region, Nigeria
Iseyin locatedInRegion Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
Iseyin culturalRegion Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Yorubaland
Saki locatedInRegion Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
Saki region Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: South West Nigeria
Eruwa locatedInRegion Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
Eruwa countrySubdivision Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria
Oyo State House of Assembly countrySubdivision Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: South West Nigeria
NG-OY appliesToRegion Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
Ajayi Crowther University region Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: South West Nigeria
Yoruboid languages spokenIn Western Nigeria
this entity surface form: Southwestern Nigeria