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Gbongan

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Gbongan is a large town in Osun State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Aiyedaade Local Government Area.

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Place details

Locality
Gbongan
Region
Osun
Country
Nigeria
Population
139,485
Timezone
Africa/Lagos

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Contents
  • The History of Gbongan
  • New Gbongan
  • Olufi Became A Baale
  • Climate
  • Gbongan Obas
  • References

Gbongan is a large town in Osun State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Aiyedaade Local Government Area.

The town has an official Post Office. Gbongan was founded by Olufioye (a prince of old Oyo - one of the surviving sons of Alaafin Abiodun Adegoriolu).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gbongan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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