a large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria; site of a university

Ibadan (Èbá-Ọdàn), reputed to be the largest indigenous city in Africa south of the Sahara, is the capital of Ọyọ State. It is located in south-western Nigeria, 78 miles inland from Lagos and is a prominent transit point between the coastal region and the areas to the north. Its population is estimated to be about 3,800,000http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&dat=32&geo=-158&srt=npan&col=aohdq&pt=c&va=x according to 2006 estimates.