Osogbo

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 108 kilometres (67 mi) by road south of Ilorin (capital and largest city of Kwara State) and 108 kilometres (67 mi) 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.

Osogbo
Osogbo Oroki
LGA and city
Osogbo
Coordinates: 7°46′N 4°34′E
Country Nigeria
StateOsun
Government
  Local Government ChairmanAdegoke Musa O.
Area
(LGA)
  Total126.0 km2 (48.6 sq mi)
Elevation
320 m (1,050 ft)
Population
 (2022 est)
  Total201,900
  Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
230
ISO 3166 codeNG.OS.OS
National languageYorùbá
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