Map of Ondo
Ondo is a first-level division of Nigeria. Its largest mapped city is Ikare, with about 1.10 million people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Ondo, and the tables list its 4 mapped cities along with the ports nearest to them.
- Cities Mapped
- 4
- Largest City
- Ikare
- Country
- Nigeria
Interactive Map of Ondo
About Ondo
Ondo (, Yoruba: Ìpínlẹ̀ Oǹdó) is a state in southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. Ondo borders Ekiti State to the north for 132 km, Kogi State to the northeast for 45 km, Edo State to the east for 304 km (189 miles), Delta State to the southeast for 36 km, Ogun State to the southwest for 179 km, Osun State to the northwest for 77 km, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The state's capital is Akure, the former capital of the ancient Akure Kingdom. The State includes mangrove-swamp forest near the Bight of Benin.
Nicknamed the "Sunshine State", Ondo State is the 18th most populated state in the country, and the 25th-largest state by landmass. The state is predominantly Yoruba, and the Yoruba language is commonly spoken. Cocoa production, farming, asphalt mining, and activities related to the state's extensive coastline also are part of the economy. It is home to the Idanre inselberg hills, the highest geographical point in the western half of Nigeria at over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in elevation.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Ondo State (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Ondo in Depth
Climate
Ondo has a tropical wet and dry or savanna climate. The city's yearly temperature is 28.42 °C (83.16 °F) and it is -1.04% lower than Nigeria's averages. Ondo typically receives about 1.711 millimetres (7.2 inches) of precipitation and has 266.26 rainy days (72.95% of the time) annually.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Ondo State (CC BY-SA 4.0).
History of Ondo: Empires and States
The atlas records 3 polities whose mapped territory included part of Ondo, from The British Empire in 1885 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| The British Empire | 1885–1960 CE |
| British Gold Coast | 1885–1960 CE |
| Federal Republic of Nigeria | 1961–2024 CE |
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in Ondo
4 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ikare | 1.10 million | Ondo | Populated place |
| 2 | Akure | 420,594 | Ondo | Admin-1 capital |
| 3 | Owo | 276,574 | Ondo | Populated place |
| 4 | Ondo | 257,005 | Ondo | Populated place |
Ports in Ondo
2 ports mapped. Ranked by approach channel depth, the figure that limits which ships can call. Harbours link to their write-up on the page of the sea or coast they lie on. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
Ondo: Quick Answers
- Where is Ondo?
- Ondo is a first-level division of Nigeria, in Africa. Its mapped cities centre on 7.2679° N, 5.3475° E.
- What is the largest city in Ondo?
- Ikare is the largest city mapped in Ondo, with a metropolitan population of about 1.10 million.
- How many cities are in Ondo?
- YearMaps maps 4 cities and towns in Ondo, with a combined metropolitan population of about 2.05 million. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.