City Details: Abeokuta
A few alternate names for Abeokuta are: Abeokuta, Abẹ́òkúta, QAT, a bei ao ku ta, abe-okuta, abeokuta, abwkata, abywkwta, Абеокута, אבאוקוטה
Abeokuta is the capital city of Ogun State located at the south western part of Nigeria. It is situated on the east bank of the Ogun River, near a group of rocky outcrops in a wooded savanna; 77 kilometres (48 mi) north of Lagos by railway, or 130 kilometres (81 mi) by water. As of 2006, Abeokuta and the surrounding area had a population of 449,088.
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Abeokuta
General Information
- Official Name: Nigeria
- Common Name: Nigeria
- Population: 735000
- Timezone: Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates: 7.15571, 3.34509
- Country Code: NGA
- Continent: Africa
Closest Airports to Abeokuta
- 1. Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS), distance from city center: 64.36 km
- 2. Ibadan Airport (IBA), distance from city center: 73.53 km
- 3. Cadjehoun Airport (COO), distance from city center: 138.34 km
Location of Abeokuta
Country Details
- Country: Nigeria
- Official Name: Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Capital: Abuja
- Region: Africa
- Subregion: Western Africa
- Population: 206,139,587
- Area: 923,768 km²
- Languages: English
- Currency: Nigerian naira (₦)
- Timezones: UTC+01:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Benin
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Niger
Holidays in Abeokuta, Nigeria
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Nigeria for 2026
- New Year's Day - 2026-01-01
- Good Friday - 2026-04-03
- Easter Monday - 2026-04-06
- Workers' Day - 2026-05-01
- Children's Day - 2026-05-27
- Democracy Day - 2026-06-12
- National Day - 2026-10-01
- National Youth Day - 2026-11-01
- Christmas Day - 2026-12-25
- Boxing Day - 2026-12-28