Abeokuta
Abeokuta
Abẹ́òkúta (Yoruba) | |
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Abeokuta Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 7°9′39″N 3°20′54″E / 7.16083°N 3.34833°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Ogun State |
| Founded | 1830 |
| Area | |
• City | 879 km2 (339 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 66 m (217 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
• City | 735,000 |
| • Density | 836/km2 (2,170/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,117,000 |
| Climate | Aw |
| National language | Yorùbá |
Abeokuta ⓘ is the capital city of Ogun State, which is located in southwestern Nigeria. It is situated on both banks of the Ogun River, near a group of rocky outcrops in a wooded savanna; 77 kilometres (48 mi) north of Lagos by railway, or 130 kilometres (81 mi) by water. As of 2006, Abeokuta (comprising the two local government areas of Abeokuta North and South) had a combined population of 449,088. Its estimated population as at 2022 based on this definition was 735,000 inhabitants, although the city limits has sprawled into the neighbouring LGA of Odeda since the last enumeration exercise.