Ijoko

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Ijoko is a historically significant Awori settlement in southwestern Nigeria that has grown into an important peri-urban community within the Lagos–Ogun metropolitan area.

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Ijoko canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
peri-urban community
town
adjacentTo Lagos State
administrativeContext under Ogun State local government jurisdiction
country Nigeria
ethnicGroup Awori people
function commuter town
residential suburb
historicalEthnicOrigin Awori subgroup of Yoruba
historicalSignificance Awori settlement
housingPattern mix of traditional compounds and modern buildings
landUse commercial
residential
small-scale agriculture
languageSpoken Yoruba language
locatedIn Lagos–Ogun metropolitan area
Ogun State NERFINISHED
Western Nigeria
surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
metropolitanRole part of Lagos urban expansion corridor
partOf Lagos–Ogun metropolitan area
surface form: Lagos–Ogun conurbation
populationTrend rapidly growing
region Yorubaland
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional Yoruba religion
socioEconomicCharacteristic informal economic activities
mixed-income community
transportRole feeder settlement to Lagos
urbanForm transition zone between rural and urban areas
urbanization peri-urban growth

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