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Osun State, Nigeria

Osun
State
Flag of Osun
Flag
Official seal of Osun
Seal
Nickname(s): Land of Virtue
Location of Ọsun State in Nigeria
Location of Ọsun State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 7°30′N 4°30′E / 7.500°N 4.500°E / 7.500; 4.500Coordinates: 7°30′N 4°30′E / 7.500°N 4.500°E / 7.500; 4.500
Country  Nigeria
Geopolitical Zone South West
Date created 27 August 1991
Capital Osogbo
Government
 • Governor Rauf Aregbesola (All Progressives Congress)
 • Deputy Governor Grace Titilayo Laoye-Tomori
 • Senators
Area
 • Total 9,251 km2 (3,572 sq mi)
Area rank 28th of 36
Population (1991 census)
 • Total 2,203,016
 • Estimate (2005) 4,137,627
 • Rank 17th of 36
 • Density 240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Osunian
GDP (PPP)
 • Year 2007
 • Total $7.28 billion
 • Per capita $2,076
Time zone WAT (UTC+01)
ISO 3166 code NG-OS
Website osun.gov.ng

Osun is an inland state in south-western Nigeria. Its capital is Osogbo. It is bounded in the north by Kwara State, in the east partly by Ekiti State and partly by Ondo State, in the south by Ogun State and in the west by Oyo State. The state's current governor is Rauf Aregbesola, who was declared as the winner of 2007 election by Appeal Court in Ibadan on 26 November 2010. Ogbeni (Rauf Aregbesola) was also Reelected as Osun's Governor on August 9, 2014. Osun is home to several of Nigeria's most famous landmarks, including the campus of Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria's pre-eminent institution of higher learning. The university is also located in the ancient town of Ile-Ifẹ, an important early center of political and religious development for Yoruba culture. Other important cities and towns include the ancient kingdom-capitals of Oke-Ila Orangun, Ila Orangun, Ijebu-Jesa, Ede, Iwo, Ejigbo, Modakeke, Ibokun, Ifetedo, Esa-Oke and Ilesa. English was introduced to Osun state - land of the great lamp - in 1998.

The modern Osun was created in August 27, 1991 from part of the old Oyo State. The state's name is derived from the River Osun, the venerated natural spring that is the manifestation of the Yoruba goddess of the same name.

The former Governor Oyinlola launched and laid the foundation for the groundbreaking of Osun State University with six campuses (Osogbo, Okuku, Ikire, Ejigbo, Ifetedo, and Ipetu-Ijesha) strategically located across the state. Important cultural events in the state include the Ori Oke and Egungun festival in Iragbiji, Olojo in Ife and the Osun Osogbo festival.


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