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Did You Know That Ifelodun LGA Of Kwara State Is Larger Than The Whole Of Lagos? by greatdonmikell: 2:21pm On Jun 25, 2016 |
http://www.lagoslately.com/ifelodun-local-government-area-of-kwara-state-is-larger-than-the-whole-of-lagos-state/ Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara state is comfortably Nigeria’s largest Local Government Area. Created in 1976 with the headquarters a Share, (the hometown of icumbent governor Abdufattah Ahmed) It shares common boundaries with Asa, Edu Isin, Irepodun, Ilorin South, Moro and Oyun Local Government Areas of Kwara state as well as Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State. According to the 2006, the local government boasts of well over 1,000 towns and villages. The population figure is distributed amongst the nine (9) districts and eighteen political wards making up the Local Government Area. The people of this Local Government Area are predominantly Yoruba and belong to Igbomina and Adako ethnic groups. Other groups resident in the Local Government are: Igbo, Nupe, Fulani and Hausa. Majority of the people of this Local Government Area practice christianity (53%) and Islam (44%) others (3%). The people of Ifelodun Local Government Area are predominantly subsistence farmers and petty traders. The food crops produced abundantly includes: Yam, Cassava, Maize, Rice, Soya beans, Locust-beans and Groundnut. Generally the people are very hospitable, peace-loving, accommodating and famous for their high level of self help development efforts. List Of Nigerian States By Land Mass 1 Niger State 95,363 2 Borno State 92,898 3 Taraba State 54,473 4 Kaduna State 46,053 5 Bauchi State 45,837 6 Yobe State 45,502 7 Zamfara State 39,762 8 Adamawa State 36,917 9 Kwara State 36,825 10 Kebbi State 36,800 11 Benue State 34,059 12 Plateau State 30,913 13 Kogi State 29,833 14 Oyo State 28,454 15 Nasarawa State 27,117 16 Sokoto State 25,973 17 Katsina State 24,192 18 Jigawa State 23,154 19 Cross River State 20,156 20 Kano State 20,131 21 Gombe State 18,768 22 Edo State 17,802 23 Delta State 17,698 24 Ogun State 16,762 25 Ondo State 15,500 26 Rivers State 11,077 27 Bayelsa State 10,773 28 Osun State 9,251 – Federal Capital Territory 7,315 29 Enugu State 7,161 30 Akwa Ibom State 7,081 31 Ekiti State 6,353 32 Abia State 6,320 33 Ebonyi State 5,670 34 Imo State 5,100 35 Anambra State 4,844 36 Lagos State 3,345 1 Like
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