Ibadan - Ibadan (English spelling)

Japanese: イバダン - いばだん(英語表記)Ibadan
Ibadan - Ibadan (English spelling)

Oyo is the capital of Oyo State in western Nigeria, West Africa. Population 1,365,000 (1995). It was founded in the 19th century by refugees and warriors who fled from Ife, Egba, Ijebu, and other areas following the establishment of the Oyo Empire. It came under British rule in 1893, and a railway line was opened from Lagos in 1901. In the 1920s, a motorway from Lagos was completed, and it flourished as a cocoa center and commercial center. When it became the capital of western Nigeria in 1951, its population exceeded 400,000, and it was said to be the largest traditional city in Africa. The first university in Nigeria is located in the northern suburbs of the town, and there are also the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and the Moore Institute, making it a major center of education and research. In 1979, the expressway between Lagos and Ibadan was completed, and factories have been moving into the suburbs. The main factories are electrical appliances, bricks, tobacco, plastics, and beer factories.

[Shuhei Shimada]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

西アフリカ、ナイジェリア西部、オヨ州の州都。人口136万5000(1995)。19世紀、オヨ帝国の成立によって、イフェ、エグバ、イジェブなどの地を逃れてきた避難民と戦士たちによってつくられた。1893年にイギリス支配下に入り、1901年にはラゴスから鉄道が開通した。1920年代にはラゴスからの自動車道路も完成し、ココア集積地、商業中心地として栄えた。51年西部ナイジェリアの首都になったときには、人口が40万を超え、伝統的都市としてはアフリカ最大といわれた。町の北方郊外にはナイジェリア最初の総合大学があり、ほかに国際熱帯農業研究所、ムーア研究所などもあり、教育、研究の一大中心地である。79年ラゴス―イバダン間に高速道路が完成し、郊外への工場進出が盛んである。おもなものに、電気製品、れんが、たばこ、プラスチック、ビールなどの工場がある。

[島田周平]

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