Osogbo
Osogbo is a city in Nigeria.
Osogbo 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 and Olorunda Local Government Area. It is some 88 kilometers by road northeast of Ibadan. It is also 108 kilometres (67 mi) by road south of Ilorin and 108 kilometres (67 mi) northwest of Akure. Osogbo shares boundaries with Ikirun, Ilesa, Ede, 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 in dispute.
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Worth seeing in and around Osogbo
6 places 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.
- 01Roman Catholic Diocese of Osogbo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Osogbo ) is a diocese located in the city of Osogbo, Osun State in the ecclesiastical province of Ibadan in Nigeria.
0 m · diocese of the Catholic Church · Wikipedia - 02Fountain University
Fountain University is a private university in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria, established to provide education grounded in Islamic principles. Originally established as the University of Nasrul-lahi-li Fatih Society by the Nasrul-lahi-li Fatih Society on May 17, 2007, the university currently comprises five colleges: the College of Basic Medical and Health Sciences, the College of Natural and Applied Sciences, the College of Management and Social Sciences, the College of Law, and the College of Arts.
3.4 km · private university in Nigeria · Wikipedia - 03Osun State University
Osun State University is a multi-campus university in Nigeria, established by Osun State Government under the administration of Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola. The University currently operates six campuses distributed across the six administrative zones of the state.
3.8 km · government-owned university in Osun State, Nigeria · Wikipedia - 04Oshogbo Stadium
Osogbo Township Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Prime F.C. and Orangun FC. The stadium has a capacity of 4,000 people.
3.1 km · stadium in Osun State, Nigeria · Wikipedia - 05Uli Beier Museum
Ulli Beier Museum is an art gallery and art school in Osogbo, Nigeria. It was established by the artists Ulli Beier and Susanne Wenger.
6.8 km · Museum in Nigeria · Wikipedia - 06Gospel Faith Mission
The Gospel Faith Mission International is a Christian denomination from Nigeria founded by Reuben Akinwalere George in Iwaya Yaba circa 1955. The Gospel Faith Mission International is present in numerous countries, such as Britain since 1983 and the United States since 1985.
2 km · The name of a church · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
A sacred forest along the banks of the Ọsun (Oshun) River just outside the city, dedicated to the river goddess.
- 02Nelson Mandela Freedom Park
Not a lot to see, but a tribute to the man from South Africa in the form of a 15 m or so tall statue, plus some statues of fruit nearby (banana, pineapple) - somewhat unique.
- 03Oun Oshogbo Shrine
- 04Museum Palace
It is a gallery the houses the history of the people of Osogbo contain artefacts and treasures representing their history.
- 05Busseyin Shrine
This museum is set up as a conservative of the work of Susanne Wenger known as Adunni Olorisha a custodian of the sacred Osun Culture.
- 06Genesis Art Gallery
From Wikivoyage: Osogbo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Things to do
Osogbo is the venue of the annual Osun-Osogbo festival along the River Osun. The festival is centred in the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove. The Osun-Oshogbo festival is celebrated in the month of August at the grove. It festival attracts thousands of Osun worshippers, spectators and tourists from all walks of life.
From Wikivoyage: Osogbo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
- 01Captain Cook
Station Rd (on Oshogbo - Ilesha Rd, downtown, in kind of ostentatious yellow building),.
- 02Osogbo Tennis Club
The club has recreation sport activities and food to offer.
- 03Mummy Nike Food Canteen
Osogbo - Ogbomoso Rd.
- 04Chicken Republic
Gbongan - Ibadan Rd,.
From Wikivoyage: Osogbo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Osogbo
- Airports
- General Tunde Idiagbon (ILR), 75 km · Murtala Muhammed (LOS), 191 km · Cotonou Cadjehoun (COO), 287 km
- Ilorin/Ogbomosho → Osogbo75 km · quickest by road, 2h 14m · ₦6,100–8,100
- Lagos → Osogbo195 km · quickest by road, 3h 34m · ₦12,950–17,250
- Asaba → Osogbo297 km · quickest by road, 6h 9m · ₦21,950–29,250
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No local-transport research exists yet for Osogbo
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 Osogbo. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Osogbo
Osogbo is 25 km from Ilesa, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.