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Ogun state is divided into 3 (three) senatorial district: Ogun Central, Ogun East and Ogun west.

Ogun Central is majorly comprises of the Egbas that occupied 6 local governments like: Abeokuta North (Akomoje), Abeokuta south (Ake), Ewekoro (Itori), Ifo (Ifo), Obafemi owode (Owode ẹgba) and Odeda (Odeda).

Ogun East is majorly comprises of the Ijebus and the Remos that occupied 9 local governments like: Ijebu East (Ogbẹrẹ), Ijebu North (Ijebu Igbo), Ijebu North East (Attan), Ijebu ode (Ijebu ode), Ikenne (Ikenne remo), Odogbolu (Odogbolu), Ogun waterside (Abigi), Remo North (Israel Remo) and Sagamu (Sagamu).

Ogun west is majorly comprises of the Yewas (formerly Egbados) that occupied 5 local governments like: Ado odo Ota (Otta), Imeko Afon (Imeko), Ipokia (Ipokia), Yewa North (Ayetoro) and Yewa South (Ilaro).


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State of Nigeria State in Nigeria
Ogun State
State
Flag of Ogun StateFlag
Nicknames: Gateway State
Location of Ogun State in NigeriaLocation of Ogun State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 7°00′N 3°35′E / 7.000°N 3.583°E / 7.000; 3.583
Country Nigeria
Date created3 February 1976
CapitalAbeokuta
Government
 • GovernorDapo Abiodun (APC)
 • Deputy GovernorNoimot Salako-Oyedele
 • Senators
 • LegislatureOgun State House of Assembly
Area
 • Total16,980.55 km (6,556.23 sq mi)
 • Rank24th of 36
Population
 • Total3,751,140
 • Rank16 of 36
 • Density220/km (570/sq mi)
DemonymOgun
GDP
 • Year2007
 • Total$10.47 billion
 • Per capita$2,740
Time zoneUTC+01 (WAT)
postal code110001
ISO 3166 codeNG-OG
HDI (2018)0.662
medium · 2nd of 37

Ogun State is a state in southwestern Nigeria. Created in 1976, it borders Lagos State to the south, Oyo and Osun states to the north, Ondo to the east and the Republic of Benin to the west. Abeokuta is the capital and largest city in the state. The state's appellation is "Gateway to Nigeria". It was created in February 1976 from the former Western State. The 2006 census recorded a total population of 3,751,140 residents.

Other cities and towns in the Ogun State are Ijebu Ode, Ijebu Imusin, Sagamu, Ijebu Igbo, Ogere Remo, Iperu, Ilishan, Ikenne, Odogbolu, Ilaro, Ayetoro, Agbado, Akute and Ota. The state is notable for having a high concentration of industrial estates and being a major manufacturing hub in Nigeria. Major factories in Ogun include: Dangote Cement factory in Ibese, Nestle, Lafarge Cement factory in Ewekoro, Memmcol in Orimerunmu, Coleman Cables in Sagamu and Arepo, Procter & Gamble in Agbara, amongst others.

Governor

The current governor is Dapo Abiodun, a member of the All Progressives Congress, who heads the Executive Council of Ogun State.

Local Government Areas

See also: List of Ogun State local government areas by area See also: List of villages in Ogun State

Ogun State consists of twenty local government areas. They are:

Ogun state is divided into 3 (three) senatorial district: Ogun Central, Ogun East and Ogun west.

Ogun Central is majorly comprises of the Egbas that occupied 6 local governments like: Abeokuta North (Akomoje), Abeokuta south (Ake), Ewekoro (Itori), Ifo (Ifo), Obafemi owode (Owode ẹgba) and Odeda (Odeda).

Ogun East is majorly comprises of the Ijebus and the Remos that occupied 9 local governments like: Ijebu East (Ogbẹrẹ), Ijebu North (Ijebu Igbo), Ijebu North East (Attan), Ijebu ode (Ijebu ode), Ikenne (Ikenne remo), Odogbolu (Odogbolu), Ogun waterside (Abigi), Remo North (Israel Remo) and Sagamu (Sagamu).

Ogun west is majorly comprises of the Yewas (formerly Egbados) that occupied 5 local governments like: Ado odo Ota (Otta), Imeko Afon (Imeko), Ipokia (Ipokia), Yewa North (Ayetoro) and Yewa South (Ilaro).

Major rivers

Educational facilities

Ogun state has three federal secondary schools; Federal Government Girls' College, Sagamu and Federal Government College, Odogbolu and Federal Science and Technical College, Ijebu-Imushin.

Ogun has one Federal University, the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) and one Federal college of education, FCE Osiele (both at Odeda Local government area), one state government college of education, named after the late Nigerian educationist of international repute Augustus Taiwo Solarin in 1994 as Tai Solarin College of Education (TASCE), (formerly known as Ogun State College of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, one Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, one state government polytechnic named after late Nigerian business mogul and winner of June 12, 1993 election, Basorun Moshood Kasimawo Olawale Abiola as Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), formerly known as Ogun State Polytechnic, Ojere, Abeokuta, and two state government universities: Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye (formerly known as Ogun State University), and the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) Ijebu Ode.

Ogun State has a total of nine registered universities, the highest of any state in Nigeria. It has five private universities. Amongst others are Chrisland University, Abeokuta Bells University of Technology in Ota, Covenant University and Babcock University in Ilisan-Remo, which was the first private university in the country.

The state has two major government hospitals: the Federal Medical Center at Abeokuta, and the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital in Sagamu. The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Permanent Orientation Camp is located at Sagamu Local Government area of the state.

Tertiary institutions

Think tanks

Notable religious places

Notable people

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See also

References

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External links

Ogun State
State capital: Abeokuta
Local government areas Map of Nigeria highlighting Ogun State
Towns and villages
Governors of Ogun State
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