- Ado Ekiti
Infobox Settlement
official_name =PAGENAME
other_name =
native_name =
nickname =
settlement_type =
motto =
imagesize = 300px
image_caption =
flag_size =
image_
seal_size =
image_shield =
shield_size =
image_blank_emblem =
blank_emblem_type =
blank_emblem_size =
mapsize =
map_caption =
mapsize1 =
map_caption1 =
image_dot_
dot_mapsize =
dot_map_caption =
dot_x = |dot_y =
pushpin_
pushpin_label_position =bottom
pushpin_map_caption =Location in Nigeria
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Ekiti State
subdivision_type2 =
subdivision_name2 =
subdivision_type3 =
subdivision_name3 =
subdivision_type4 =
subdivision_name4 =
government_footnotes =
government_type =
leader_title =
leader_name =
leader_title1 =
leader_name1 =
leader_title2 =
leader_name2 =
leader_title3 =
leader_name3 =
leader_title4 =
leader_name4 =
established_title =
established_date =
established_title2 =
established_date2 =
established_title3 =
established_date3 =
area_magnitude =
unit_pref =Imperial
area_footnotes =
area_total_km2 =
area_land_km2 =
area_water_km2 =
area_total_sq_mi =
area_land_sq_mi =
area_water_sq_mi =
area_water_percent =
area_urban_km2 =
area_urban_sq_mi =
area_metro_km2 =
area_metro_sq_mi =
area_blank1_title =
area_blank1_km2 =
area_blank1_sq_mi =
population_as_of =
population_footnotes =
population_note =
population_total =
population_density_km2 =
population_density_sq_mi =
population_metro =
population_density_metro_km2 =
population_density_metro_sq_mi =
population_urban =
population_density_urban_km2 =
population_density_urban_sq_mi =
population_blank1_title =Ethnicities
population_blank1 =
population_blank2_title =Religions
population_blank2 =
population_density_blank1_km2 =
population_density_blank1_sq_mi =
timezone =
utc_offset =
timezone_DST =
utc_offset_DST =
latd=7|latm=37 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=5 |longm=15 |longs= |longEW=E
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m =
elevation_ft =
postal_code_type =
postal_code =
area_code =
blank_name =
blank_info =
blank1_name =
blank1_info =
website =
footnotes =Ado Ekiti is a city in southwest
Nigeria , in the state of Ekiti. It is also known as Ado. The population in2004 was 446,749. The people of Ado Ekiti are mainly of the Yoruba ethnic group. Ado Ekiti City has aUniversity , theUniversity of Ado Ekiti , aPolytechnic , theFederal Polytechnic,Ado Ekiti ,and a local television andradio station , calledNTA Ado Ekiti , Ekiti state television,Radio Ekiti ,FM Ado Ekiti . Various commercial enterprises operate in Ado Ekiti such asOdua Textile andOdua Print . The city is the trade centre for a farming region where yams,cassava , grain, andtobacco are grown.Cotton is also grown for weaving.History
Ado dates to the 15th century when it was made the capital of
Ekiti . [Canby, Courtlandt. "The Encyclopedia of Historical Places". (New York: Facts of File Publications, 1984) Vol 1, p. 7]The Biritsh took control of Ado in 1893.
port
Ado Ekiti has a stadium with a capacity of 10,000 and a third division professional football league team.
References
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.