Ado-Ekiti

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Ado-Ekiti is the capital and largest city of Ekiti State in southwestern Nigeria, known as an administrative, educational, and commercial center for the surrounding region.

All labels observed (3)

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Ado-Ekiti canonical 5
Ado Ekiti 4
Ado Ekiti LGA 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
state capital
administrativeCenterOf Ekiti State
administrativeDivision Ado Local Government Area
capitalOf Ekiti State
climate tropical savanna climate
country Nigeria
ethnicGroup Yoruba people
hasAirportProject Ekiti Agro-Allied International Airport
hasFestival Udiroko Festival
hasGovernmentBuilding Ekiti State Government House
Ekiti State Secretariat
hasHealthcareFacility Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital
hasHigherCourt Ekiti State High Court
hasInstitution Afe Babalola University
Ekiti State University
Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital
Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti
hasMarket Oja Oba market
hasSecondaryInstitution Christ’s School Ado-Ekiti
hasTraditionalRuler Ewi of Ado-Ekiti
isCommercialCenterOf Ekiti State
isEducationalCenterOf Ekiti State
isSeatOf Ekiti State
surface form: Ekiti State Government

Ekiti State House of Assembly
knownFor administrative functions
commercial activities
educational institutions
language English
Yoruba
largestCityOf Ekiti State
localGovernmentArea Ado-Ekiti self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ado Ekiti LGA
locatedIn Ekiti State
Western Nigeria
surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
postalCode 360001
region Western Nigeria
surface form: Yoruba region
regionType urban center
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional Yoruba religion
roadConnection Akure
Ibadan
Ilorin
Lagos
stateGovernorOfficeLocatedIn Ado-Ekiti self-link
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT)
surface form: West Africa Time
traditionalTitle Ewi of Ado-Ekiti
utcOffset +1

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Western Nigeria includesCity Ado-Ekiti
Ekiti State capital Ado-Ekiti
this entity surface form: Ado Ekiti
Ekiti State largestCity Ado-Ekiti
this entity surface form: Ado Ekiti
Akure nearbyCity Ado-Ekiti
this entity surface form: Ado Ekiti
Ado-Ekiti stateGovernorOfficeLocatedIn Ado-Ekiti self-link
Ado-Ekiti localGovernmentArea Ado-Ekiti self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ado Ekiti LGA
Afe Babalola University city Ado-Ekiti
Ekiti State University locatedIn Ado-Ekiti
this entity surface form: Ado Ekiti