Osogbo
Sign in to saveOsogbo (also known as Oṣogbo, and seldomly as Oshogbo) is a city in Nigeria. It became the capital city of Osun State in 1991. Osogbo city seats the Headquarters of both Osogbo Local Government Area (situated at Oke-Baale Area of the city) and Olorunda Local Government Area (situated at Igbonna Area of the city). It is some 88 kilometers by road northeast of Ibadan. It is also by road south of Ilorin (capital and largest city of Kwara State) and northwest of Akure. Osogbo shares boundaries with Ikirun, Ilesa, Ede, Egbedore, Ogbomosho and Iragbiji and it is easily accessible from any part of th
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Osogbo is a city in Nigeria that became the capital of Osun State in 1991 and serves as the administrative headquarters for two local government areas. Located about 88 kilometers northeast of Ibadan, it is an important regional center positioned between several other major cities in southwestern Nigeria.
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- Osogbo
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- Osogbo Oroki
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- LGA and city
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- Nigeria
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- Country
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- State
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- Osun
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- Local Government Chairman
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- Onibonokuta Saheed M.
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- (LGA)
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Osogbo South and Osogbo West LCDAs
- Infrastructure and demographics
- Culture
- Flooding
- Climate
- Pollution
- History
- List of Ataojas (traditional kings)
- References
- External links
Osogbo (also known as Oṣogbo, and seldomly as Oshogbo) is a city in Nigeria. It became the capital city of Osun State in 1991. Osogbo city seats the Headquarters of both Osogbo Local Government Area (situated at Oke-Baale Area of the city) and Olorunda Local Government Area (situated at Igbonna Area of the city). It is some 88 kilometers by road northeast of Ibadan. It is also by road south of Ilorin (capital and largest city of Kwara State) and northwest of Akure. Osogbo shares boundaries with Ikirun, Ilesa, Ede, Egbedore, Ogbomosho and Iragbiji and it is easily accessible from any part of the state because of its central nature. It is about 48 km from Ife, 32 km from Ilesa, 46 km from Iwo, 48 km from Ikire and 46 km from Ila-Orangun; the city had a population of about 200,000 people and an approximate land area of 126 km. The postal code of the area is 230. The current chairman of the council is Onibonokuta Saheed M.
== Osogbo South and Osogbo West LCDAs == Osogbo South and Osogbo West Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) were created out of Osogbo council for administrative convenience, better development planning and to bring government closer to the grassroot. The LCDA is created by the Government of Osun State and is responsible for the funding of the council. The LCDA is headed by a chairman, vice chairman and other executive and legislative branches similar to the federally recognized local councils. The current chairmen of the LCDAs are Jimoh Bolanle F. (Osogbo South) and Olaniyan Ademola Akeem (Osogbo West).thumb|Sculpture at Osun Osogbo groove 06