land massThe early settlers of Osun State were the Yoruba people. The state derives its name from the Osun River which flows through it. Osun State was originally part of the Western Region in the three-region structure in 1954. With the creation of twelve federal states by General Yakubu Gowon’s military government in 1967, Osun State became part of Western State. This content contains the lands mass of Osun state

Brief History Of Osun State

Osun State occasionally known as Ipinle Omoluabi is a state in southwestern Nigeria state bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states for 84 km and 78 km respectively, to the north by Kwara State for 73 km, to the south by Ogun State for 84 km and to the west by Oyo State, mostly across the River Osun. Named for the River Osun—a vital river that flows through the state—the state was formed from the southeast of Oyo State on 27 August 1991 and has its capital as the city of Osogbo, Osun is the ninth smallest in the area and nineteenth most populous with an estimated population of about 4.7 million as of 2016.

The military government of General Murtala Muhammed created nineteen states out of the existing twelve in 1976 and Osun State became part of Oyo State. In 1991, the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida divided Oyo State into present-day Oyo and Osun states.
The main ethnic group in Osun State is the Yoruba people; Yoruba is the only indigenous language in the state. Although traditional religion is practiced there, Christianity and Islam are the main religions in Osun State.

Economically, Osun State is largely based on agriculture, mainly cocoa, cassava, millet, maize, potato and yam crops. Other key industries are services, especially in urban areas, artisanal mining, and livestock herding. Osun is home to several of Nigeria’s most famous landmarks, including the campus of Obafemi Awolowo University, one of Nigeria’s pre-eminent institutions of higher learning. The university is in the ancient town of Ile-Ifẹ, an important early center of political and religious development for Yoruba culture.

 Landmass of Osun State

Geographically, the state is divided between the Nigerian lowland forests in most of the state and the drier Guinean forest-savanna mosaic in the north. The major geographical features are rivers including the state’s namesake, the River Osun which bisects the state’s interior before forming much of the state’s southwestern border with  Oyo state and flowing south. Other important rivers are the Erinle and Oba Rivers, both Osun tributaries that flow from the north before meeting the Osun along the southwestern border. Among the state’s fauna are the mona monkey, common kestrel, purple heron, and royal antelope, along with some of Nigeria’s last remaining Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee and African forest elephant which inhabit the heavily threatened forests along the southern borders with Ondo and Ogun states.

The state government is led by a democratically elected governor who works closely with the state’s House of Assembly members. The capital city of the state is Osogbo. The electoral system of each state is selected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two-thirds of the State local government Areas. If no candidate passes the threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government Areas.

According to an online report, Osun State Land mass covers an area of 9,251 square kilometers which lies at latitude 7°30′ North and longitude 4°30′ East with 30 local governments. Osun is the ninth smallest in area and nineteenth most populous with an estimated population of about 4.7 million as of 2016.

These figures are based on online reports, not landmart.ng records.

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