Akungba is a town in
Ondo State
Ondo () is a States of Nigeria, state in Points of the compass, southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State (Nigeria), Western State. Ondo borders Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast fo ...
located in
southwestern Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
. The town is situated close to
Ikare-Akoko. The people of Akungba had occupied their current abode about a century ago, and were under the control of
Owo before the entire
Akoko
The Akoko are a large Yoruba cultural sub-group in the Northeastern part of Yorubaland. The area spans from Ondo State to Edo State in southwest Nigeria. The Akokos as a subgroup make up 20.3% of the population of Ondo State, and 5.7% of th ...
land of Ondo State united.
The town was not popular and scarcely populated before the advent of
Adekunle Ajasin University
Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) is a public university owned and operated by the government of Ondo State, Nigeria. The university is located in Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria.
History
Adekunle Ajasin University was esta ...
, formally
Ondo State
Ondo () is a States of Nigeria, state in Points of the compass, southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State (Nigeria), Western State. Ondo borders Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast fo ...
University in the year 1999.
The ruling monarch of Akungba is HRM Oba Sunday Isaac Adeyeye Ajimo III.
References
Populated places in Ondo State
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