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Oyo (ôyô`), city (1991 est. pop. 226,700), SW Nigeria. It is primarily a farming town, producing tobacco, yams, and cassava. Traditional artisans make textiles and leather goods and carve utensils from shells of the calabash gourd. Oyo was founded c.1835 as the successor of Old Oyo (Katunga), the capital of the Yoruba Yoruba (yō`r ..... Click the link for more information. empire of Oyo, which was destroyed in the Yoruba civil wars of the early 19th cent. Oyo is about 100 mi (161 km) S of Old Oyo. The city came under British rule in 1893. Oyo a state of SW Nigeria, formed in 1976 from part of Western State. Capital: Ibadan. Pop.: 3 900 803 (1995 est.). Area: 28 454 sq. km (10 986 sq. miles) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Aremu, who has written extensively on Egungun ritual, focuses upon the elder masquerades that represent ancestors in festivals in the Oyo and Ile-Ife area, with shorter descriptions of Egungun costuming in Ondo and Ekiti. Ibadan, the second largest city in Nigeria, is the center of a large agricultural region in Oyo State. As you told the Manchester Guardian," Chrestomanci agreed, "if that is what they meant by 'Oosung Oyo. |
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