17 INTERESTING FACTS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT IBADAN Ibadan was created in 1829 as a war camp for warriors coming from Oyo, Ife and Ijebu. A forest site and several ranges of hills, varying in elevation from 160 to 275 metres, offered strategic defence opportunities. Ibadan is the largest indigenous city in West Africa and is located in the South Western part of Oyo State of Nigeria. It is the capital city of Oyo State and is located about 145 km north-east of Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria. Its population of 2,550,593 according to 2006 census results, includes 11 local government areas. The population of central Ibadan, including five LGAs, is 1,338,659 according to census results for 2006, covering an area of 128 km². Ayomide Akinbode returns with some interesting facts about modern day, Ibadan: 1. Ibadan is a city built on seven hills. Ibadan (Yoruba: Ìbàdàn or fully Ìlú Ẹ̀bá-Ọ̀dàn, the town at the junction of the savannah and the forest), the capit
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