Ogbomosho

Federal State

Ogbomosho is a town in Oyo State in Nigeria with just over 280,000 inhabitants (calculated as of 2012). The metropolitan area of the city has made ​​a more than four times the total population of over 1.3 million inhabitants.

History

The city was founded in the 17th century by the people of the Yoruba. Beginning of the 19th century, the settlement expanded rapidly, as they served during the invasion of the people of the Fulbe as a refuge for the Yoruba.

Attractions

Among the main attractions in Ogbomosho include the Great Mosque and the remains of the city wall from the 17th century.

Economy

The city is an industrial and trade center in an agricultural area. There are grown among other cotton and tobacco and food processing, textiles and shoes made.