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1.7.2 LAND USE PATTERN OF IBADAN
Ibadan
an indigenous city grew organically without due consideration for
effective physical planning. Ibadan is characterized by both planned and
unplanned growth. The unplanned sector of the city is in the south
eastern part which is predominantly inhabited by the indigenes. This
area constitutes about 60% of the spatial coverage. The non-indigenous
sector is a mixture of planned and area. The planned areas have
experienced varied degrees of planned growth. The growth of the city is a
jig saw affair which is not coordinated within a master plan. It is yet
to produce its development plan. The only tool used for controlling
development is lay out plan which is even called “adopted layout†as a
result of land use degree of 1978.
The pattern of urban land use
shows that the largest use of land is still for residential purposes
which occupy about 51.39% of the total land in the metropolitan area.
Industrial use of land account for only 14.34% (Muili 2005). The core
area are mostly characterized by residential land use inhabited largely
by the indigenous Ibadan population and early non- Yoruba migrants and a
number of newer suburbs. The core area –Beere Labiran, Oje etc, where
proceed of compound disintegration called growth by fusion may still be
observed today (Mabogunje 1968). Commercial activities in Ibadan can be
found in Gbagi-Dugbe axis, Gate-Iwo road axis, etc. Dugbe is central
business district of Ibadan.
1.7.3 Socio-Economic Characteristics of Ibadan
Traditionally,
the occupation of the Ibadan people is trading and crafting. The
favorite climate condition encourages farming, so also the natural
features of sending and swampy soil. The farming suburb stretched over
considerable distance into the surrounding country sides. Apart from
farming, others are self-employed in various occupations such as
carpentry, motor mechanics, driving, printing, hairdressing, barbing
etc.
Trading has played a paramount role in the development of Ibadan
and thereby increasing population which eventually led to high standard
of living. The administrative influence of Ibadan to more than half of
the entire Yoruba speaking people of Nigeria, due to their strong
influence to invade and subdue other settlers for many years. The
locational advantage of the city has made it that prominence as
favorable center for political, commercial, educational industrial and
social activities. The scale of activities created a job opportunity and
consequently influence people into the city as such, responsible for a
great population and large extend in size.
However, Ibadan is well acquainted with many commercial and merchants banks, administrative offices, and research establishment.
1.7.4 Population Distribution of Ibadan Metropolis
Ibadan
metropolis has a population of 2,550,590mllion according to2006
population census (NPC 2007) at 4.4% annual growth rate. The population
is more concerned with the number of females in the study area, because
more females dominate the trading activities in the study area. The
breakdown of the population in the study area is as shown in Table 1.11
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