Remo

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Remo is a prominent Yoruba sub-group in southwestern Nigeria, historically centered in present-day Ogun State and known for its rich cultural and political heritage.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Remo canonical 3
Remo Division 2
Ode-Remo 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Yoruba sub-group
ethnic subgroup
alsoKnownAs Remo
surface form: Remo Division

Remoland
continent Africa
country Nigeria
culturalPractice Yoruba burial rites
Yoruba marriage rites
Yoruba naming ceremonies
culturalRegion Yorubaland
ethnicGroup Yoruba
governedBy Akarigbo of Remo
hasCapital Sagamu
hasEthnicIdentity Remo Yoruba
hasMajorTown Ijebu-Ode
surface form: Ijebu Ode

Ikenne
Ilisan
Iperu
Remo self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ode-Remo

Sagamu
hasSubgroups various Remo towns and clans
hasTraditionalCouncil Akarigbo-in-Council
historicallyPartOf Western Region of Nigeria NERFINISHED
historicalRegionOf Ogun State
knownFor chieftaincy institutions
political heritage
rich cultural heritage
traditional festivals
language Yoruba language
locatedIn Ogun State
Western Nigeria
surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
partOf Yoruba people
regionType traditional Yoruba kingdom
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional Yoruba religion
sharesBorderWith Egba
Ijebu area
surface form: Ijebu
traditionalEconomicActivity agriculture
craft production
trade
traditionalRulerTitle Akarigbo of Remo
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet (for Yoruba)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ogun State hasLocalGovernmentArea Remo
this entity surface form: Remo North
Remo alsoKnownAs Remo
this entity surface form: Remo Division
Remo hasMajorTown Remo self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ode-Remo
Sagamu isPartOf Remo
this entity surface form: Remo Division