Ogbomoso
Ogbomosho is a city in Oyo State, south-western Nigeria.
Ogbomosho is a city in Oyo State, south-western Nigeria. It was founded in the mid 17th century. The urban population was approximately 744,835 in 2024. It is the second largest city in Oyo State and among the most populated in Nigeria. It is the 3rd most populated city in South Western Nigeria after Lagos and Ibadan. The City itself has 5 local governments(12 LCDA's), which makes it one of the largest cities in Nigeria. Although the principal inhabitants of the city are the Yoruba people, there are people from other parts of Nigeria and other West African countries who are residents in the city.
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Worth seeing in and around Ogbomoso
One place within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology is a public research institution located in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria. The university enrolls over 30,000 students and employs more than 3,000 workers including contract staff.
1.6 km · Public University in Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Nigeria · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
There are some interesting places to visit in Ogbomosho. Notable among them include: Visit the Baptist Seminary. This institution was started by an American missionary, Charles Edwin Smith. He wanted to help train preachers and thus created a class for them. In 1948, the Seminary was officially affiliated to the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, United States of America. See the Central Mosque.
- 01Ogbomosho Palace
An ancient historical monument full of artefacts and history of house the traditional ruler of Ogbomoso.
- 02Lautech Botanical Ground
It has a nursery, research plot, playground and an administrative block.
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Things to do
There are a couple of festivals and amazing places that may catch the fancy of visistors and tourists in Ogbomosho. Prominent among them are:
- 01Egungun Festival
The celebration is a two-week event held in public spaces.
- 02Takie Park
A coordinated and managed park in Ogbomosho central.
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Where to eat
- 01JJJ Restaurant
Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Oyo - Ogbomoso Road.
- 02Lagos Food Canteen
Nitel Road, Takie Ogbomoso.
- 03Nnwanyi Enugu Restaurant
Ogbomosho Rd.
- 04PECTORIA Restaurant
They have different continental dishes like dessert, shawarma, pizza, barbecue, fruit salad, dish pie, fritries, coleslaw, cold stone, beef suya pizza, chicken and cheese.
- 05Spicy Hut Restaurant
2 Highet Rd, Oke-Ado.
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Getting to Ogbomoso
- Airports
- General Tunde Idiagbon (ILR), 43 km · Murtala Muhammed (LOS), 201 km · Cotonou Cadjehoun (COO), 285 km
- Ilorin/Ogbomosho → Ogbomoso46 km · quickest by road, 51 min · ₦2,680–3,570
- Lagos → Ogbomoso209 km · quickest by road, 3h 26m · ₦13,400–17,850
- Asaba → Ogbomoso349 km · quickest by road, 7h 19m · ₦25,400–33,850
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No local-transport research exists yet for Ogbomoso
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ogbomoso. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Ogbomoso
Ogbomoso is 47 km from Oyo, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.