Osun State

Type

State

Part of

Nigeria

Capital

Oshogbo

Geopolitical zone

South West

Created

27 August 1991

• 27 August 1991 — Osun State was created from Oyo State · multiple sources

• Aiyedade
• Aiyedire
• Atakunmosa East
• Atakunmosa West
• Boluwaduro
• Boripe
• Ede North
• Ede South
• Egbedore
• Ejigbo
• Ife Central
• Ife East
• Ife North
• Ife South
• Ifedayo
• Ifelodun
• Ila
• Ilesha East
• Ilesha West
• Irepodun
• Irewole
• Isokan
• Iwo
• Obokun
• Odo-Otin
• Ola-Oluwa
• Olorunda
• Oriade
• Orolu
• Osogbo

• Oshogbo

1. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 — Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Listed among the 36 states (s. 3); capital city in First Schedule Part I
2. States of Nigeria — Gwillim Law, Statoids · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Capital Oshogbo; Creation date
3. List of Nigerian states by date of statehood — Wikipedia · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Creation date
4. Osun State — Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Creation date
5. States of Nigeria — Wikipedia · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Geopolitical zone
6. Country Guidance: Nigeria — General remarks — European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), February 2019 · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Geopolitical zone

Last updated 24 September 2026. Spotted an error or have a source to add? Tell us.