Peoples by state
Ethnic groups in Osun State
Osun State has 30 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 Osun State?
- The main ethnic groups in Osun State are the Yoruba.
- How many local government areas does Osun State have?
- Osun State has 30 local government areas.
- How many peoples live in Osun State?
- The atlas maps 1 peoples in Osun State: Yoruba.
All peoples of Osun 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.
Atakunmosa East
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Atakunmosa West
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ayedade
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ayedire
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Boluwaduro
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Boripe
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ede North
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ede South
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Egbedore
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ejigbo
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ife Central
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ife East
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ife North
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ife South
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ifedayo
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ifelodun
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ila
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ilesha East
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ilesha West
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Irepodun
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Irewole
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Isokan
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Iwo
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Obokun
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Odo Otin
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ola Oluwa
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Olorunda
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Oriade
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Orolu
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Osogbo
- 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.