Peoples by state
Ethnic groups in Ekiti State
Ekiti State has 16 local government areas. 1 of the peoples on the atlas live there. The main peoples, the majority in the most LGAs, are the Yoruba.
At a glance
- What are the main ethnic groups in Ekiti State?
- The main ethnic groups in Ekiti State are the Yoruba.
- How many local government areas does Ekiti State have?
- Ekiti State has 16 local government areas.
- How many peoples live in Ekiti State?
- The atlas maps 1 peoples in Ekiti State: Yoruba.
All peoples of Ekiti State on the atlas
Peoples by local government area
For each LGA: the peoples who are the majority there, those who are a large share of a mixed area, and smaller communities, as the atlas’s sources give them.
Ado-Ekiti
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Efon
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ekiti East
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ekiti South-West
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ekiti West
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Emure
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Gbonyin
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ido-Osi
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ijero
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ikere
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ikole
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ilejemeje
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Irepodun/Ifelodun
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ise/Orun
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Moba
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Oye
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Nigeria has not counted ethnicity in a census since 1963, so this page shows where peoples live, not how many there are. Areas are approximate and show where people live. They are not claims of land ownership.