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Nigeria’s South-South geopolitical zone includes the state of Edo, also called Edo State. The state was the 24th most populous in Nigeria as of the 2006 National Population Census (3,233,366). About 8,000,000 people are anticipated to live in the state in 2022. Nigeria’s Edo State has the 22nd greatest land area of any state. Benin metropolis, the capital and largest metropolis of the state, is also the hub of Nigeria’s rubber industry and the country’s fourth-largest city.[8][9] It was founded in 1991 out of the former Bendel State and is referred to as the beating heart of the country. Ondo State borders Edo State to the west, Kogi State to the northeast, Anambra State to the east, Delta State to the southeast and south.
The region that is now part of Edo State was historically the location of a number of second dynasty empires and kingdoms, including the Benin Empire, which was founded in the 11th century AD. Some of the greatest earthworks in the history of the world can be found in the ancient city of Edo, which is now Benin City. The old city of Edo was mostly destroyed during a British Empire punishment expedition in 1897, and the area was added to what would later become the Southern Nigeria Protectorate.
The Edoid people, which include the Edo (or Bini), Esan, Owan, and Afemai people, occupy the majority of Edo State, which is a varied state. The Edo language, which is widely used in Benin City, is the most widely used Edoid tongue. In Edo State, Christianity is the most common religion. Portuguese missionaries brought it to the area for the first time in the fifteenth century. Islam as well as conventional religions are practiced.
List Of Towns and Villages In Edo State: Igarra I Igarra II Imoga / Lampese / Bekuma / Ekpe Ibillo / Ekpesa / Ekor / Ikiran-Ile / Oke Makeke / Ojah / Dangbala / Ojirami / Anyawoza Oloma / Okpe/ Ijaja/ Kakuma/ Anyara Somorika / Ogbe / Sasaro / Onumu / Eshawa / Ogugu Igboshi-Afe …
