Kwara State

Type

State

Part of

Nigeria

Capital

Ilorin

Geopolitical zone

North Central

Created

27 May 1967

• 27 May 1967 — Kwara State was created from Northern Region · single reliable source
• 27 August 1991 — Kogi State was created from Kwara State · multiple sources

• Asa
• Baruten
• Edu
• Ekiti
• Ifelodun
• Ilorin East
• Ilorin South
• Ilorin West
• Irepodun
• Isin
• Kaiama
• Moro
• Offa
• Oke Ero
• Oyun
• Pategi

• Ilorin

1. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 — Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Listed among the 36 states (s. 3); capital city in First Schedule Part I
2. States of Nigeria — Gwillim Law, Statoids · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Capital Ilorin; Creation date
3. List of Nigerian states by date of statehood — Wikipedia · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Creation date
4. States of Nigeria — Wikipedia · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Geopolitical zone
5. Country Guidance: Nigeria — General remarks — European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), February 2019 · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Geopolitical zone

Last updated 24 September 2026. Spotted an error or have a source to add? Tell us.