Akure
is a city in south-western Nigeria, and is the largest city and capital
of Ondo State. The city has a population of 484,798. The residents of
the City are primarily of the Yoruba ethnic group. It lies in the
southern part of the forested Yoruba Hills and at the intersection of
roads from Ondo, Ilesha, Ado-Ekiti, Benin and Owo
Akure is an
agricultural trade centre for the yams, cassava, corn (maize), bananas,
rice, palm oil and kernels, okra, and pumpkins grown by the Ondo branch
of the Yoruba people. Although cocoa is by far the most important local
commercial crop, cotton, teak, and palm produce are also cultivated for
export. The town’s industries include electronics manufacturing, soft
drink, bottling among others. Akure is the site of a federal university
of technology (founded in 1981), Federal College of Agriculture and
School of Health Technology.
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