Authors : Jones Oluwaseun Odeyemi; Wale James Akomolafe; Bolutito Ayotunde Adebiyi

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 4 - April

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26apr2458

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Abstract : This study provides an insight into the origin of Ondo town and a comprehensive analysis of the factors influencing growth and development within the town. Having in mind that urban development and growth are as a result of man’s actions, either deliberately or not, dwellers’ perceptions were collected about factors they think are responsible for the emergence, growth and development of Ondo town. The research was carried out through a critical review of existing literature on the growth of towns and Ondo town, as well as an empirical investigation using the quantitative method of data collection through a questionnaire survey on randomly selected inhabitants. We subjected the collected data to proper organization and analysis, leading to the conclusion. Factors influencing the growth and development of Ondo town, as well as its current rate of urbanization, such as agriculture, economics, politics, and administration, were discovered through the analysis of data using a scientific process that is well known. The study gathered that factors influencing the emergence of towns and growth vary from one to another and that factors influencing growth and development of towns have a tendency of changing, but a dominant factor can easily be identified. The paper, therefore, strongly recommends that development efforts in towns should tend towards creating a sustainable society, where the needs of the present generation are catered to without endangering the future generations.

Keywords : Urbanization, Growth and Development, Christian Missionaries, Ondo Town.

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