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Ogbomoso
City in Oyo State, Nigeria

Ogbomoso

Ogbomosho is a city in Oyo State, south-western Nigeria.

Plan a trip to Ogbomoso→From Ilorin/Ogbomosho

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.

Get in

Getting to Ogbomoso

Ogbomosho is a city in Oyo State, South-Western, Nigeria. It is bordered to the north by Ilorin (Kwara State) and to the South by Oyo town (Oyo State). Several bus companies like Agofure, God Is Good Motors, ABC Transport, Ifesinachi and The Young Shall Grow offer daily services from almost all major cities around the country as well as international destinations in West Africa.

See

Worth seeing

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.

  1. 01
    Ogbomosho Palace

    An ancient historical monument full of artefacts and history of house the traditional ruler of Ogbomoso.

  2. 02
    Lautech Botanical Ground

    It has a nursery, research plot, playground and an administrative block.

Do

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:

  1. 01
    Egungun Festival

    The celebration is a two-week event held in public spaces.

  2. 02
    Takie Park

    A coordinated and managed park in Ogbomosho central.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    JJJ Restaurant

    Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Oyo - Ogbomoso Road.

  2. 02
    Lagos Food Canteen

    Nitel Road, Takie Ogbomoso.

  3. 03
    Nnwanyi Enugu Restaurant

    Ogbomosho Rd.

  4. 04
    PECTORIA 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.

  5. 05
    Spicy Hut Restaurant

    2 Highet Rd, Oke-Ado.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Dejazzeez (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.