Ondo State

==Government and society==

===Departments, Agencies and Public Bodies<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ondostate.gov.ng/index.php/mda/|access-date=3 March 2024|title=Ondo State Depatments, Agencies and Public Bodies}}</ref>===
*Secretary To The State Government
*Administrative Commissions
*Ministry of Works and Infrastructure
*Constitutional Commissions
*Deputy Governor's Office
*Governor's Office
*Ministry of Agriculture
*Ministry of Commerce, Industries and Cooperatives
*Ministry of Culture and Tourism
*Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget
*[[Ondo State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology|Ministry of Education, Science and Technology]]
*Ministry of Environment
*Ministry of Finance
*Ministry of Information and Orientation
*Ministry of Justice
*Ministry of Lands and Housing
*Ministry of Natural Resources
*Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development
*Ministry of Regional Integration and Special Duties
*Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development
*Ministry of Youth and Sports Development
The state contains eighteen [[local government area]]s, the major ones being [[Akoko South-East|Akoko]], [[Akure]], [[Okitipupa]], [[Ondo City|Ondo]], [[Ilaje]], [[Idanre]] and [[Owo]]. The majority of the state's citizens live in [[Urban area|urban]] centers. The prominent government [[University|universities]] in [[Ondo State House of Assembly|Ondo State]] are the [[Federal University of Technology Akure]], [[Ondo State University of Science and Technology]] [[Okitipupa]], [[University of Medical Sciences, Ondo]] and the [[Adekunle Ajasin University]], [[Akungba Akoko]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ondo State Trip Planner • Plan your Ondo State vacation itinerary|url=https://www.inspirock.com/nigeria/ondo-state-trip-planner|website=Inspirock|language=en|access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref>

===Local government areas===
{{See also|List of villages in Ondo State}}

Ondo State consists of 18 [[Local government areas of Nigeria|local government areas]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=jlukmon |date=2023-04-30 |title=List of 18 Local Governments in Ondo State and their Headquarters. |url=https://aboutnigerians.com/list-of-18-local-governments-in-ondo-state-and-their-headquarters/ |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=ABOUT NIGERIANS |language=en-US}}</ref> they are:

{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*[[Akoko North-East]] (headquarters in [[Ikare]])
*[[Akoko North-West]] (headquarters in Okeagbe)
*[[Akoko South-East]] (headquarters in Isua)
*[[Akoko South-West]] (headquarters in [[Oka, Ondo|Oka]])
*[[Akure North]] (headquarters in Iju / Itaogbolu) 
*[[Akure South]] (headquarters in [[Akure]])
*[[Ese Odo]] (headquarters in Igbekebo)
*[[Idanre]] (headquarters in Owena)
*[[Ifedore]] (headquarters in Igbara Oke)
*[[Ilaje]] (headquarters in Igbokoda)
*[[Ile Oluji/Okeigbo]] (headquarters in Ile Oluji)
*[[Irele]] (headquarters Ode-Irele)
*[[Odigbo]] (headquarters in Ore)
*[[Okitipupa]] (headquarters in [[Okitipupa]])
*[[Ondo East]] (headquarters in Bolorunduro)
*[[Ondo West]] (headquarters Ondo Town<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Ondo-Nigeria|title=Ondo {{pipe}} Nigeria|website=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref>)
*[[Ose, Nigeria|Ose]] (headquarters in Ifon)
*[[Owo]] (headquarters in [[Owo|Owo Town]])
{{div col end}}