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Abeokuta
Ogun State, Nigeria · Africa
About Abeokuta
Abeokuta sits on the route: 25 minutes from Odeda.
Abeokuta is in Ogun State, Nigeria, with about 740,000 people. The nearest town is Odeda, about 22 km away.
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 twoRead more
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.
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Abeokuta is in Ogun State, Nigeria, about 22 km from Odeda.
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- Population
- 735,000
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Nigeria
- Region
- Ogun State
- Timezone
- Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates
- 7.1557, 3.3451
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