Oka-Akoko
Oka-Akoko, town, Ondo state, southwestern Nigeria, in the Yoruba Hills, on roads from Owo and Ikare. An agricultural market centre (yams, cassava [manioc], corn [maize], rice, palm oil and kernels, okra, and pumpkins) for the local Yoruba people, it is also a collecting point for cocoa, palm produce, tobacco, and cotton. Pop. (latest est.) 132,800.
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Article Title:
Oka-Akoko
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
09 January 2009
Access Date:
February 23, 2025