Abeokuta

Abeokuta is the capital city of Ogun State, which is located in southwestern Nigeria. It is situated on both banks 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. Wikipedia

Population 888,924 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Kuti Heritage Museum Museum · 370 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Getting around

Professor Wole Shoyinka Station, Laderin 5.8 km

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