Kwara State

E64885
state in Nigeria

Kwara State is a north-central Nigerian state with a significant Yoruba population and a cultural blend of northern and southwestern Nigerian influences.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Kwara State canonical 22
Kwara State Government 3
Western Kwara State 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf state in Nigeria ⓘ
bordersCountry Benin ⓘ
bordersState Ekiti State ⓘ
Kogi State ⓘ
Niger State ⓘ
Osun State ⓘ
Oyo State ⓘ
capital Ilorin ⓘ
climate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
createdOn 1967-05-27 ⓘ
economySector agriculture ⓘ
formerName West Central State ⓘ
geopoliticalZone North Central ⓘ
hasCulturalInfluence Northern Nigerian culture ⓘ
Yoruba culture ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Bariba ⓘ
Fulani ⓘ
Nupe ⓘ
hasLocalGovernmentArea Asa ⓘ
Baruten ⓘ
Edu ⓘ
Ekiti (Kwara State LGA) ⓘ
Ifelodun ⓘ
Ilorin East ⓘ
Ilorin South ⓘ
Ilorin West ⓘ
Irepodun ⓘ
Isin ⓘ
Kaiama ⓘ
Moro ⓘ
Offa ⓘ
Oyun ⓘ
Patigi ⓘ
hasLocalGovernmentAreas 16 ⓘ
hasRiver Niger River ⓘ
hasUniversity Kwara State University ⓘ
University of Ilorin ⓘ
largestCity Ilorin ⓘ
locatedIn North Central Nigeria ⓘ
majorCrop cassava ⓘ
maize ⓘ
rice ⓘ
yam ⓘ
majorEthnicGroup Yoruba ⓘ
majorReligion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
nickname State of Harmony ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
region Middle Belt ⓘ
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT) ⓘ
surface form: West Africa Time
utcOffset +1 ⓘ

Referenced by (26)

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

Yoruba → majorStatesInNigeria → Kwara State ⓘ
Northern Nigeria → hasState → Kwara State ⓘ
Middle Belt → includesState → Kwara State ⓘ
Western Nigeria → includesState → Kwara State ⓘ
Oyo State → borders → Kwara State ⓘ
Osun State → borders → Kwara State ⓘ
Ekiti State → sharesBorderWith → Kwara State ⓘ
Kogi State → createdFrom → Kwara State ⓘ
Kogi State → bordersState → Kwara State ⓘ
Ilorin → locatedIn → Kwara State ⓘ
Ilorin → capitalOf → Kwara State ⓘ
Nupe people → primaryState → Kwara State ⓘ
Nupe language → primaryRegion → Kwara State ⓘ
Niger State → bordersState → Kwara State ⓘ
Central Nigeria → includes → Kwara State ⓘ
Jebba → locatedIn → Kwara State ⓘ
Jebba Dam → locatedInState → Kwara State ⓘ
Borgu region → presentIn → Kwara State ⓘ
Yoruboid languages → spokenIn → Kwara State ⓘ
Nupe → partOfModernState → Kwara State ⓘ
Bukola Saraki (former member) → stateOfOrigin → Kwara State ⓘ
subject surface form: Bukola Saraki
Bukola Saraki → placeOfPoliticalActivity → Kwara State ⓘ
State of Harmony → associatedWith → Kwara State ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kwara State Government
Baruten → locatedInRegion → Kwara State ⓘ
this entity surface form: Western Kwara State
Kwara State University → owner → Kwara State ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kwara State Government
Kwara State Stadium → ownedBy → Kwara State ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kwara State Government