Osun
Among the state's fauna are 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.[8][9][10] Osun State is primarily inhabited by the Yoruba people, mainly of the Ibolo, Ifẹ, Igbomina, Ijesha, and Oyo subgroups.Economically, Osun State is largely based around agriculture, mainly of cocoa, cassava, millet, maize, potato and yam crops.The university is located in the ancient town of Ile-Ifẹ, an important early center of political and religious development for Yoruba culture.Other important cities and towns include the ancient kingdom-capitals of Ila Orangun, Iragbiji, Ada, Ikirun, Oke-Ila Orangun, Ipetu-Ijesha, Ijebu-Jesa, Erin Oke, Ipetumodu, Ede, Iwo, Ejigbo, Ibokun, Ode-Omu, Otan Ayegbaju, Ifetedo, Esa-Oke, Ilesa, Okuku, Otan-Ile and Igbajo.[16] Every year, adherents and non-adherents of Osun, one of the Orisa (the traditional deities of the Yoruba people), travel from all over the world to attend the annual Osun-Osogbo festival in August.[17] Ọsun-Ọsogbo Grove, the shrine of the annual rites of the deity and an important artistic center, was declared a World Heritage Site in 2005.[22] Located at an elevation of 266.33 meters (873.79 feet) above sea level, Osun has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw).[27] Among the famous religious leaders from Osun State is the London-based Muslim cleric Sheikh Dr. Abu-Abdullah Adelabu, who hails from the state's capital city, Osogbo and Pastor (Dr.) Johnson Ade Odewale of Christ Apostolic church, Calvary Assembly from Odeomu, who is based in Boston, USA.[30] 2.2% Catholic in the Diocese of Osogbo (1995) with 74,440 followers in 56 parishes under Bishop John Akinkunmi Oyejola (2016), a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ibadan.
Land of VirtueCountryNigeriaGeopolitical ZoneSouth WestDate createdCapitalOsogboGovernorAdemola AdelekeDeputy GovernorKola AdewusiOsun State House of AssemblySenatorsOlubiyi FadeyiFrancis Adenigba FadahunsiKamorudeen Olalere OyewumiRepresentatives28th of 3617th of 36DemonymGDP (PPP)Time zoneUTC+01ISO 3166 code13th of 37YorubasouthwesternKwara StateOgun StateOyo StateRiver Osunstates of Nigerianinth smallest in area25th most populous stateNigerian lowland forestsGuinean forest–savanna mosaicErinletributariesmona monkeycommon kestrelpurple heronroyal antelopeNigeria-Cameroon chimpanzeeAfrican forest elephantYoruba peopleIgbominaIjeshaOyo EmpireKiriji WarSouthern Nigeria ProtectorateBritish NigeriaWestern RegionWestern Statecassavamilletpotatoartisanal miningObafemi Awolowo UniversityIle-IfẹIla OrangunIragbijiIkirunOke-IlaIpetu-IjeshaIjebu-JesaIpetumoduEjigboIbokunOde-OmuOtan AyegbajuEsa-OkeIgbajoOlagunsoye OyinlolaOsun State UniversityOsun-OsogboBrazilTrinidadGrenadaỌsun-ỌsogboOlokunEnglishtropical savannaelevationTropical wet and dry or savanna climatetemperatureprecipitationlongitudelatitudeErin-Ijesha WaterfallsGraniteColumbiteTantaliteTourmalineSheikh Dr. Abu-Abdullah AdelabuE.A. AdeboyeW. F. KumuyiOoni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ojaja II)Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland Oba Gabriel Adekunle (Aromolaran II)Oba Samuel Oyebode Oluronke II (Olokuku of Okuku)Orangun of (Ile) Ila-Orangun Oba Wahab Kayode Adedeji Oyedotun (Arutu-Oluokun Bibiire I)Ataoja of Osogbo Oba Jimoh Olaonipekun Oyetunji (Larooye II)Timi of Ede Oba Munirudeen Adesola Lawal (Laminisa I)Oluwo of Iwo Oba Abdul Rasheed Adewale Akanbi (Ilufemiloye Telu I)Archdiocese of IbadanAnglican Province of IbadanChurch of NigeriaOke-OsunOluwagbemiro FabulujeFoluso Olugbenga BabatunjiOsun NorthAbiodun OlaoyeOsun North EastEbenezer Akorede OkuyeluOlubunmi AkinladeIfe EastOluseyi OyeladeIjesa North EastJoseph OlusolaIjesha North MissionaryIsaac OluyamoSamuel Olubayu SowaleIlesa South WestSamuel EgbebunmiAdeleke UniversityBowen University Iwo