Ondo City
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Ondo City is the largest city in Ondo State, Nigeria. It has a population of 517,062. Local industries include food processing and cocoa manufacture.
Ondo City was founded by the Yoruba, the largest single ethnic group in Nigeria. It hosts Welsley University and the Adeyemi College of Education. Popular secondary schools include Ondo Boys High School,St Joseph's college, Ondo grammar school, St Louis and St Monica's grammar Schools.
Sports: Ondo has a 10,000 capacity stadium and a division two football professional team, The Works Football club. Companies in Ondo include Premier Metal Industry, John Holt, Nigerian Concrete Industry (NCI) etc. Hotels in Ondo include Sunny Sky, Adesuper Hotel, Akiavic, Sun Breakers Olamojiba hotel etc. Popular festivals celebrated in Ondo include Odunbami and Ogun festivals.
Ondo City is the trade center for an farming region. Yams, cassava, grain, and tobacco are grown. Cotton is also grown and is used to weave cloth
Ondo City is the largest producer of cocoa products. The title of the king is Osemawe. The current king Dr. Victor Kiladejo was selected in Sept 2006 following the death of the former king Dr Festus Ibidapo Adesanoye.
Ondo is also a surname in America. It is very popular in the North and South East states, such as Georgia and Pennsylvania.
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