Ilorin

Ilorin is the capital of Kwara State, Nigeria. Its population topped a million in the 21st century.¹. One notable building is the Kwara State Stadium, used for soccer. The majority speak Yoruba and are probably Christians.

External References

Town well and Emir's Gate in Ilorin

Historical Maps

Footnotes

(1) world-gazetteer.com, accessed 12/6/2009; metropolitan figure from Africa page; 2008 estimate. Population in 2000 must have been below one million given the 8.49% growth rate mentioned in the same site.