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Iwo (ē`wō), city (1991 est. pop. 320,000), SW Nigeria. It is the trade center for a farm region specializing in cacao. A coffee plantation is located nearby. Iwo was the capital of a Yoruba Yoruba , people of SW Nigeria and Benin, numbering about 20 million. Today many of the large cities in Nigeria (including Lagos, Ibadan, and Abeokuta) are in Yorubaland.
..... Click the link for more information. kingdom (founded in the 17th cent.) that grew rapidly in the 19th cent. by taking in refugees during the Yoruba civil wars. Iwo a city in SW Nigeria. Pop.: 479 000 (2005 est.) Iwo a city in southwestern Nigeria, in the Western State. Population, 188,500 (1970). Iwo is an important commercial and crafts center. Cocoa beans and the fruit of oil-yielding palm trees are harvested. The production of palm oil and indigo are also important, as is cotton weaving. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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