South West
Osun State
Capital: Osogbo · Created 1991 · ≈5.0 million · Area 9,251 km²
Population
≈5.0 million
Size
9,251 km²
Capital
Osogbo
Year created
1991
Geopolitical zone
South West
Languages
Yoruba (Ife, Ijesa, Oyo, Osun) · English
Ethnic groups
- Yoruba (Ife — spiritual homeland)
Natural resources
- Gold (Ilesa)
- Granite
- Feldspar
- Talc
- Kaolin
Signature foods
- Iyan with egusi
- Amala with gbegiri
- Ikokore
- Moin moin
- Efo riro
Notable people
- Ooni of Ife (spiritual head of the Yoruba)
- Bola Ige (politician)
- Adebayo Adedeji (economist)
- Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi
- Ademola Adeleke (governor)
- Davido (musician — Adeleke family)
Culture, values & festivals
- Ile-Ife — the spiritual origin of the Yoruba people
- Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove (UNESCO World Heritage) — annual August festival
- Ijesa Ogun festival
- Home of Nigeria's earliest university (University of Ife / OAU)
Top places to visit in Osun
- 1
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
UNESCO World Heritage site — annual August pilgrimage festival.
- 2
Ile-Ife & Oranmiyan Staff
Spiritual home of the Yoruba; ancient 12th-century monument.
- 3
Ife Museum
Home to the famous naturalistic Ife bronze and terracotta heads.
- 4
Erin Ijesha Waterfalls
Seven-tier waterfall in tropical forest.
- 5
Oba Adesoji Aderemi Palace
Historic Ooni's palace in Ile-Ife.
About the South West
Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo. Yoruba homeland, commercial capital, oldest universities.