Ogun State
| Ògùn | |
|---|---|
| State | |
| Nickname(s): Gateway State | |
 Location of Ogun State in Nigeria |
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| Coordinates: 7°00′N 3°35′E / 7.000°N 3.583°ECoordinates: 7°00′N 3°35′E / 7.000°N 3.583°E | |
| Country |
 Nigeria
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| Date created | 3 February 1976 |
| Capital | Abeokuta |
| Government | |
| • Governor (List) |
Ibikunle Amosun (APC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,980.55 km2 (6,556.23 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 24th of 36 |
| Population (2006 census) | |
| • Total | 3,751,140 |
| • Rank | 16 of 36 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Ogunian |
| GDP | |
| • Year | 2007 |
| • Total | $10.47 billion |
| • Per capita | $2,740 |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+01) |
| ISO 3166 code | NG-OG |
Ògùn 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 nickname 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, Sagamu, Ijebu Igbo, Ogere Remo, Iperu, Ilaro Ayetoro 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 and Coleman Cables in Sagamu and Arepo,Procter & Gamble in Agbara, amongst others.
The current Governor of the State is Senator Ibikunle Amosun
Ogun State consists of twenty (20) Local Government Areas. They are:
Ogun state has two federal secondary schools; Federal Government Girls' College, Sagamu and Federal Government College, Odogbolu. 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 polythechnic named after late Nigerian business mogul and political icon the acclaimed winner of June 12, 1993 election, Basorun Moshood Kasimawo Olawale Abiola as Moshood Abiola Polythechnic (MAPOLY), formerly known as Ogun State Polythechnic, 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 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 CorpsNYSC Permanent Orientation Camp is located at Sagamu Local Government area of the state.
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