Peoples by state
Ethnic groups in Ondo State
Ondo State has 18 local government areas. 2 of the peoples on the atlas live there. The main peoples, the majority in the most LGAs, are the Yoruba and Ijaw.
At a glance
- What are the main ethnic groups in Ondo State?
- The main ethnic groups in Ondo State are the Yoruba and Ijaw.
- How many local government areas does Ondo State have?
- Ondo State has 18 local government areas.
- How many peoples live in Ondo State?
- The atlas maps 2 peoples in Ondo State: Yoruba and Ijaw.
All peoples of Ondo 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.
Akoko North East
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Akoko North West
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Akoko South East
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Akoko South West
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Akure North
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Akure South
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ese Odo
- Ijaw(Homeland)
Idanre
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ifedore
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ilaje
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ile Oluji/Okeigbo
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Irele
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Odigbo
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Okitipupa
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ondo East
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ondo West
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ose
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Owo
- 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.