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Iwo is a town in the Osun state of Nigeria. The city is 6 miles from the Iwo station on the Lagos Kano railroad. Iwo in Nigeria is situated at the intersection of roads from Oyo, Ibadan and Ogbomosho. Iwo Nigeria was established in the 16th or 17th century.
The main production of most of the Nigeria cities including Iwo are cocoa and cotton textiles. Iwo yields its economy from cotton textiles and cocoa production. However the production rates are quite high and the economy is thus quite stable.
Iwo was the capital of the Yoruba kingdom in the 17th century and the city developed when many refugees from Yoruba came to settle in Iwo after the civil wars of 19th century. From 1890s to 1960s Iwo was under the British rule, which did develop the city to some extent. The city is quite old but however the development have definitely improved the condition of the city in all possible ways and means.
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