Kwara State Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Population== As of 2006, the [[population]] of Kwarans was 2.37 million, based on the Nigerian [[Demographics of Nigeria|2006 Census]].<ref name="PHC Tables" /> This population size constitutes about 1.69% of the nation's total population having relied upon [[immigration]] for population growth and [[socioeconomic development]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nigeriamasterweb.com/Nigeria06CensusFigs.html|title=Nigeria 2006 Census Figures|work=Nigeria master web|access-date=June 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821125730/http://www.nigeriamasterweb.com/Nigeria06CensusFigs.html|archive-date=August 21, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The principal ethnic groups are Yoruba, Nupe, Fulani, and Baruba.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=Gemma|first=Wilson|title=Kwara: the making of a new state|publisher=Bookcraft|year=2012|pages=12–13}}</ref> Residents of the state are sometimes referred to as Kwarans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/new/no-plans-to-impose-fresh-taxes-on-kwarans-ahmed/|title=No plans to impose fresh taxes on Kwarans|work=The Nation News|access-date=June 3, 2015}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page