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Abeokuta From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaAbeokuta is a city in Ogun State in southwest Nigeria and is situated at  7°9′39″N, 3°20′54″E Coordinates: 7°9′39″N, 3°20′54″E, on the Ogun River; 64 miles north of Lagos
by railway, or 81 miles by water. As of 2002, the Abeokuta proper had
an estimated population of about 230,000, while the figure for the city
and outlying environs was approximately 500,000 individuals.
Geography and agriculture
Abeokuta lies in fertile country, the surface of which is broken by
masses of grey granite. It is spread over an extensive area, being
surrounded by mud walls 18 miles in extent. Palm-oil, timber, rubber, yams and shea-butter are the chief articles of trade. It lies below the Olumo Rock, home to several caves and shrines.
History
Abeokuta (a word meaning under the rocks), dating from 1825, owes its origin to the inroads of the slavehunters from Dahomey and Ibadan,
which compelled the village populations scattered over the open country
to take refuge in among the rocks surrounding the city. Here they
constituted themselves a free confederacy of many distinct groups, each
preserving the traditional customs, religious rites and even the very
names of their original villages.
Notable natives
The city is the birthplace of several famous Nigerians, including:
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