Ado Ekiti is a Nigerian city located in the southwestern part of Nigeria. It is more of a steadily developing town of Nigeria, situated in the state of Ekiti. The town is an important junction linking the Nigerian cities of Ikare, Ilesha, Ilawe, Ila, and Akure. Ado Ekiti is often simply called 'Ado'. The city of Ibadan is located some 182 kilometers from the Ado. It was the Ekiti people who founded the city. These people are a sub-type of the Yoruba people. Presently, the population count is more than 3,50,000 and thanks to the endeavor of the people, the economy of the region is looking up in favor of the people.
Ado Ekiti Economy
The region is important in terms of the urban development and industrial progress. The other significant proofs of development in the
Ado Ekiti region are in the educational and the media field.
The economy of the Ado Ekiti region is hugely dependent on the food products that it trades in. These include rice, yam, cassava, corn, palm products and cacao. The market place in Ado is especially well known for its handwoven products. Apart from these, footwear, pottery, brick and textile products are important outputs from the Ado Ekiti region.
