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[edit] Largest city

In what way is it the largest city? Not by population[1], where it comes 7th. Fram 11:07, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bad link

At the end of the page of Ibadan, there is a link saying that Sade comes from here. That link doesn't work properly. So if someone who knows how to fix it can do so, that would be nice.

[edit] Population

What is the population? 3.8 Million as stated in the text or 300,000 as stated in the side panel? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 202.4.49.220 (talk) 19:00, 16 February 2007 (UTC).

3.8 Million is likely correct, as the Columbia Gazetteer says the 1991 population estimate was 1,263,000. Meateatingvegan 19:24, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Well, first of all, 300,000 is surely incorrect. The source currently used says the 1991 census was 1 835 300, and that 3 847 472 is a 2007 estimate. But you say the Columbia Gazetteer estimates that the 1991 was 1,263,000? And to add to the confusion, this page estimates the 2005 population was 2 044 000. At least one of these three sources is wrong. Picaroon

This website (www.citypopulation.de) lists the population of Ibadan at 1 835 300 as of the 1991 census. This figure is exactly what the total is for all the following local government areas when they're added: Ibadan North, Ibadan North East, Ibadan North West, Ibadan South East, Ibadan South West, Akinyele, Egbeda, Ido, Lagelu, Oluyole and Ona-Ara. So, I assume that the administrative boundaries for the city of Ibadan is defined by these lga:s. The National Bureau of Statistics in Nigeria have recently published the provisional results for lga:s at the 2006 census, and the total for the lga:s mentioned above is 2 550 593 inhabitants. I will change the population figure for Ibadan to this in the article. --Pjred 17:12, 25 June 2007 (UTC)