The zone stretches along the Atlantic seaboard from the international border withBenin Republic in the west to the South South in the east with the North Central to the north. The South West is split with the Central African mangroves in the coastal far south while the major inland ecoregions are the Nigerian lowland forests ecoregion in the south and east along with the Guinean forest–savanna mosaic ecoregion in the drier northwest. The weather conditions vary between the two distinct seasons in Nigeria; the rainy season (March - November) and the dry season (November - February). The dry season is also the bringer of the Harmattan dust; cold dry winds from the northern deserts blow into the southern regions around this time.[3] Culturally, the vast majority of the zone falls within Yorubaland–the indigenous cultural homeland of the Yoruba people, a group which makes up the largest ethnic percentage of the southwestern population.
Economically, the South West's urban areas–mainly the cities of Lagos and Ibadan–contributes greatly to the Nigerian economy while rural areas lag behind. The region has a population of about 47 million people, around 22% of the total population of the country. Lagos is the most populous city in the South West as well as the most populous city in Nigeria and the second most populous city in Africa. The metropolis and its inner suburbs, together called the Lagos Metropolis Area, form the eighth largest metropolitan area in the world with about 21 million people; other large southwestern cities include (in order by population) Ibadan, Ogbomosho, Ikorodu, Akure, Abeokuta, Oyo, Ifẹ, Ondo City, Ado Ekiti, Iseyin, Sagamu, Badagry, Ilesa, Obafemi Owode, Osogbo, Ikare and Owo.
References
^"Geopolitical Zones In Nigeria And Their State". allnews.ng. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
^"South West Region". My Guide Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
south, west, nigeria, also, western, nigeria, south, west, often, hyphenated, south, west, geopolitical, zones, nigeria, representing, both, geographic, political, region, country, southwest, comprises, states, ekiti, lagos, ogun, ondo, osun, south, westcountr. See also Western Nigeria The South West often hyphenated to the South West is the one of the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria representing both a geographic and political region of the country s southwest It comprises six states Ekiti Lagos Ogun Ondo Osun and Oyo 1 2 South WestCountry NigeriaStatesEkiti State Lagos State Ogun State Ondo State Osun State Oyo StateLargest cityLagosMajor citiesIbadan Ogbomosho Ikorodu Akure Abeokuta Oyo Ifẹ Ondo City Ado Ekiti Iseyin Sagamu Badagry Ilesa Obafemi Owode Owo Osogbo Time zoneUTC 1 WAT Major languagesEnglish Ewe Gun Hausa Igbo Itsekiri Izon Nigerian Sign Language YorubaThe zone stretches along the Atlantic seaboard from the international border with Benin Republic in the west to the South South in the east with the North Central to the north The South West is split with the Central African mangroves in the coastal far south while the major inland ecoregions are the Nigerian lowland forests ecoregion in the south and east along with the Guinean forest savanna mosaic ecoregion in the drier northwest The weather conditions vary between the two distinct seasons in Nigeria the rainy season March November and the dry season November February The dry season is also the bringer of the Harmattan dust cold dry winds from the northern deserts blow into the southern regions around this time 3 Culturally the vast majority of the zone falls within Yorubaland the indigenous cultural homeland of the Yoruba people a group which makes up the largest ethnic percentage of the southwestern population Economically the South West s urban areas mainly the cities of Lagos and Ibadan contributes greatly to the Nigerian economy while rural areas lag behind The region has a population of about 47 million people around 22 of the total population of the country Lagos is the most populous city in the South West as well as the most populous city in Nigeria and the second most populous city in Africa The metropolis and its inner suburbs together called the Lagos Metropolis Area form the eighth largest metropolitan area in the world with about 21 million people other large southwestern cities include in order by population Ibadan Ogbomosho Ikorodu Akure Abeokuta Oyo Ifẹ Ondo City Ado Ekiti Iseyin Sagamu Badagry Ilesa Obafemi Owode Osogbo Ikare and Owo References Edit Geopolitical Zones In Nigeria And Their State allnews ng Retrieved 2022 11 04 South West Region My Guide Nigeria Retrieved 2022 11 04 https www myguidenigeria com regionalinfo south west region Retrieved 2020 11 20 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a Missing or empty title help This Nigeria location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South West Nigeria amp oldid 1119947504, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
