Oshogbo
| Oshogbo | |||
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| Coordinates | 7 ° 46 ′ N , 4 ° 33 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Nigeria | ||
| Osun | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | NG-OS | ||
| Residents | 740,654 (calculation 2012) | ||
| Metropolitan area | 2,088,527 (calculation 2012) | ||
Oshogbo ( Oṣogbo ) is a city in Nigeria with over 740,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the state of Osun and is located on the Osun River .
On the outskirts of the city lies the sacred grove of the goddess Osun .
sons and daughters of the town
- Asiru Olatunde (1918–1993), sculptor and musician
- David Oyedepo (* 1954), preacher, church founder and bishop
- Olapade Adeniken (* 1969), sprinter
- Rabiu Afolabi (* 1980), football player
- Ganiyu Oseni (* 1991), football player
Individual evidence
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: population data of the city of Oshogbo
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: population data of the agglomeration of Oshogbo