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Osogbo
Capital city of Osun State, Nigeria

Osogbo

Osogbo is a city in Nigeria.

Plan a trip to Osogbo→From Ilorin/Ogbomosho

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.

Get in

Getting to Osogbo

Osogbo is along the railway from Lagos to Kano. It is 88 km by road northeast of Ibadan, 108 km (67 mi) by road south of Ilorin, and 108 km (67 mi) northwest of Akure.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove

    A sacred forest along the banks of the Ọsun (Oshun) River just outside the city, dedicated to the river goddess.

  2. 02
    Nelson 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.

  3. 03
    Oun Oshogbo Shrine
  4. 04
    Museum Palace

    It is a gallery the houses the history of the people of Osogbo contain artefacts and treasures representing their history.

  5. 05
    Busseyin 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.

  6. 06
    Genesis Art Gallery
Do

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.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Captain Cook

    Station Rd (on Oshogbo - Ilesha Rd, downtown, in kind of ostentatious yellow building),.

  2. 02
    Osogbo Tennis Club

    The club has recreation sport activities and food to offer.

  3. 03
    Mummy Nike Food Canteen

    Osogbo - Ogbomoso Rd.

  4. 04
    Chicken Republic

    Gbongan - Ibadan Rd,.

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