Ekiti State

E64287
state in Nigeria

Ekiti State is a landlocked, predominantly Yoruba-speaking state in southwestern Nigeria known for its hilly terrain and strong emphasis on education.

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf state in Nigeria ⓘ
capital Ado-Ekiti ⓘ
surface form: Ado Ekiti
climate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
createdBy Sani Abacha military government ⓘ
surface form: Sani Abacha military administration
createdOn 1996-10-01 ⓘ
demographics predominantly rural with growing urban centers ⓘ
economicActivity agriculture ⓘ
educationReputation high literacy rate relative to Nigerian average ⓘ
geographicalFeature undulating and hilly landscape ⓘ
governorTitle Governor of Ekiti State ⓘ
hasInstitution Afe Babalola University ⓘ
Ekiti State University ⓘ
Federal University Oye-Ekiti ⓘ
hasLocalGovernmentAreas 16 ⓘ
isLandlocked true ⓘ
isoCode NG-EK ⓘ
knownFor hilly terrain ⓘ
strong emphasis on education ⓘ
largestCity Ado-Ekiti ⓘ
surface form: Ado Ekiti
legislature Ekiti State House of Assembly ⓘ
locatedIn South West Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Western Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorCrop cassava ⓘ
cocoa ⓘ
kolanut ⓘ
timber ⓘ
yam ⓘ
majorEthnicGroup Yoruba ⓘ
motto Fountain of Knowledge ⓘ
nickname Fountain of Knowledge ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
postalCodePrefix 360 ⓘ
predominantLanguage Yoruba ⓘ
regionBeforeStateCreation Western Region, Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
traditional Yoruba religion ⓘ
sharesBorderWith Kogi State NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kwara State NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ondo State NERFINISHED ⓘ
Osun State NERFINISHED ⓘ
splitFrom Ondo State NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT) ⓘ
surface form: West Africa Time
traditionalSubgroup Yoruba ⓘ
surface form: Ekiti Yoruba
utcOffset +1 ⓘ
vehicleRegistrationCode EK ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Edo State → borderedBy → Ekiti State ⓘ
Western Nigeria → includesState → Ekiti State ⓘ
Yoruba → majorStatesInNigeria → Ekiti State ⓘ