Iwo

I·wo  (w)

A city of southwest Nigeria east-northeast of Ibadan. It was the capital of a Yoruba kingdom from the 17th to the 19th century. Population: 219,000.

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Iwo [ˈiːwəʊ]

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(Placename) a city in SW Nigeria. Pop.: 362 000 (1996 est.)

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