Akure

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Akure is the capital city of Ondo State in southwestern Nigeria, known as an important administrative and commercial center in the region.

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Akure canonical 21

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
state capital
administrativeStatus state capital
airportServes Akure Airport
climate tropical wet and dry climate
continent Africa
country Nigeria
countrySubdivisionCapitalOf Ondo State
demographics predominantly Yoruba population
economicActivity agriculture
services
trade
ethnicGroup Yoruba people
function regional administrative hub
regional commercial hub
geographicFeature located in rainforest-savanna transition zone
governingBody Akure South Local Government Area
hasEducationalInstitution Federal University of Technology Akure
hasLocalGovernmentArea Akure North
Akure South
hasTraditionalRuler Deji of Akure
knownFor administrative center in southwestern Nigeria
commercial center in southwestern Nigeria
languageSpoken English
Yoruba
locatedIn Ondo State
Western Nigeria
surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
majorLanguage Yoruba
nearbyCity Ado-Ekiti
surface form: Ado Ekiti

Benin City
Ibadan
officialLanguage English
postalCountry NG
region Western Nigeria
surface form: Yorubaland
regionOfNigeria South West geopolitical zone
religion Christianity
Islam
roadNetwork connected to major highways in southwestern Nigeria
role capital of Ondo State
settlementType urban area
stateGovernorOfficeLocatedIn Akure self-link
subdivisionType Local Government Area
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT)
surface form: West Africa Time
transportInfrastructure Akure Airport
urbanStatus metropolitan area
UTCOffset +1

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