Peoples by state
Ethnic groups in Oyo State
Oyo State has 33 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 Oyo State?
- The main ethnic groups in Oyo State are the Yoruba.
- How many local government areas does Oyo State have?
- Oyo State has 33 local government areas.
- How many peoples live in Oyo State?
- The atlas maps 1 peoples in Oyo State: Yoruba.
All peoples of Oyo 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.
Afijio
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Akinyele
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Atiba
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Atisbo
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Egbeda
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ibadan North
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ibadan North East
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ibadan North West
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ibadan South East
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ibadan South West
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ibarapa Central
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ibarapa East
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ibarapa North
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ido
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Irepo
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Iseyin
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Itesiwaju
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Iwajowa
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Kajola
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Lagelu
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ogbomosho North
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ogbomosho South
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ogo Oluwa
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Olorunsogo
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Oluyole
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ona Ara
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Orelope
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ori Ire
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Oyo East
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Oyo West
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Saki East
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Saki West
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Surulere
- 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.