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Osogbo
Osogbo Oroki | |
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LGA and city | |
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  Osogbo | |
| Coordinates: 7°46′N 4°34′E / 7.767°N 4.567°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Osun |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairman | Adegoke Musa O. |
| Area (LGA) | |
| • Total | 126.0 km2 (48.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Population (2022 est)[1] | |
| • Total | 201,900 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 230 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.OS.OS |
| National language | Yorùbá |
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Osogbo (also known as Oṣogbo, and seldomly as Oshogbo) is a city in Nigeria. It became the capital city of Osun State in 1991.[2] 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).[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[2] The postal code of the area is 230.[5]
- ^ "Osogbo (Local Government Area in Nigeria)". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Jiboye, Adesoji David (1 March 2014). "Significance of house-type as a determinant of residential quality in Osogbo, Southwest Nigeria". Frontiers of Architectural Research. 3 (1): 20–27. doi:10.1016/j.foar.2013.11.006. ISSN 2095-2635.
- ^ Akpootu, D. O.; Rabiu, A. M. (15 November 2019). "Empirical Models for Estimating Tropospheric Radio Refractivity Over Osogbo, Nigeria". The Open Atmospheric Science Journal. 13 (1): 43–55. doi:10.2174/1874282301913010043.
- ^ "Osogbo | Location, History, Facts, & Population". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 26 November 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2009.