Ibadan

North northeast of Lagos, at the edge of Nigeria's lowlands is Ibadan, the nations's intellectual center, near to the 19th century heart of Yoruba culture. It has a metropolitan population of 5.0 million¹. Bower Memorial Tower, atop a hill, is the city's most prominent landmark. The tallest building is the 26 story Cocoa House, completed in 1965. The majority speak Yoruba and are probably Christians.

External References

overview photo of Ibadan

Historical Maps

Footnotes

(1) world-gazetteer.com, accessed 3/24/2008; metropolitan figure from Africa page; 2008 estimate