Western State (Nigeria)
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- Stanley, J. Nigerian govt. ... c1975:p. vii (Federal Republic of Nigeria; f. 10/1/63; consisted of 4 regions including Western; on 5/27/67, this regional structure was abolished and replaced by a totally new 12-state structure; the Western region, before becoming Western State, ceded 3 of its divisions to the federal territory of Lagos)
- BGN(Western [brief] State; 7 30N, 4 00E)
- Historical dictionary of Nigeria, 1987(Western State was divided into Oyo, Ogun, and Ondo states in 1976)
- Wikipedia, May 5, 2009(Western State (Nigeria); former Western State of Nigeria was formed in 1967 when the Western Region was subdivided into the states of Lagos and Western State)
- Africa South of the Sahara, 1977/78 (in Mar. 1976, the no. of Nigerian states was increased from 12 to 19)
- Western State (Nigeria). Western state chieftaincy declarations, 1970:Akoko Division volume (Western State of Nigeria) back cover (Government Printer, Ibadan)
Wikipedia description:
The former Western State of Nigeria was formed in 1967 when the Western Region was subdivided into the states of Lagos and Western State. Its capital was Ibadan, which was the capital of the older region. The largest ethnic group there were the Yoruba who constituted 75% of the regional population before the Mid-Western region was excised from it in 1963, and over 95% of the regional population after its Benin and Warri provinces were carved out. In 1976, the state was further subdivided into three new states, Ogun, Ondo and Oyo. The older Western region now consists of Eleven states, across three geopolitical zones: Bayelsa: (Ekeremor and Sagbama LGAs), Delta, Edo, Ekiti, Kwara, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo State, as well as the Ndoni districts of Rivers state, which was a part of the Aboh division. Oyo State is the largest state by area in the South West. It covers an area of 28,454km2. Lagos State is the most populated state with over 20 million people residing therein.
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