It is amazing how many people from the country abeokuta is in idolise the U.S and know all their states .... and capitals
2006-08-18 00:26:49 · 4 answers · asked by Jadi 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Abeokuta is the capital of Ogun state. In the country Nigeria a west African country. The capital is located on the western part of the country
2006-08-18 00:37:35 · answer #1 · answered by ijlafia2006 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abeokuta is a city in Ogun State in southwest Nigeria and is situated at 7°8′N 3°25′E, on the Ogun river; 64 miles north of Lagos by railway, or 81 miles by water. As of 2002, the Abeokuta proper had an estimated population of about 230,000, while the figure for the city and outlying environs was approximately 500,000 individuals.
The city lies below the sacred Olumo rock, home to caves and shrines, and is the birthplace of several famous Nigerians, including the late musician and singer Fela Kuti, Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka, and current President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo
2006-08-19 19:37:59 · answer #2 · answered by Ashish B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abeokuta is the State Capital of Ogun state, Located in the South-Western Nigeria.It is popularly known as Egba Land.They are one of the most popular group of the Yoruba Kindred.They are mopstly known for their speciality in tie and dye speciality in textile.They are known to have produced most of yhe influencial Nigerian such as the popular musicians Fela Anikulapo-kuti,Wole Soyinka the nobel prize poet,Ernest Shonekan -once interim president of Nigeria, Moshood Kasinmawo Abiola -The self acclaimed President of Nigeria in the rigged 1999 elction of Nigeria.
One great town naturally endowned not only in producing great people but also agriculturally rich
2006-08-18 01:02:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abeokuta is a city of southwest Nigeria north of Lagos. It is a trade center in an agricultural region.
2006-08-18 00:38:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋