Ogun State

Ogun State
State
Nickname:  Gateway State
Location of Ogun State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 7°00′N 3°35′E / 7.000°N 3.583°E / 7.000; 3.583
Country	Nigeria
Date created	3 February 1976
Capital	Abeokuta
Government
• Governor	Dapo Abiodun (APC)
• Deputy Governor	Yetunde Onanuga
• Senators	Joseph Dada Lanre Tejuosho Buruji Kashamu
• Legislature	Ogun State House of Assembly
Area
• Total	16,980.55 km2 (6,556.23 sq mi)
• Rank	24th of 36
Population  (2006 census)
• Total	3,751,140
• Rank	16 of 36
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Demonym	Ogun
GDP
• Year	2007
• Total	$10.47 billion[1]
• Per capita	$2,740[1]
Time zone	UTC+01 (WAT)
ISO 3166 code	NG-OG

Ogun State is one of the 36 states in Nigeria. It is presently governed by Ibikunle Amosun and its capital is Abeokuta. The state consists of 20 local government areas including:^[2]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "C-GIDD (Canback Global Income Distribution Database)". Canback Dangel. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
2. ↑ S. O. Onakomaiya; Olabisi Onabanjo University. Centre for Sandwich Programmes (2000). Ogun State: local and regional perspectives. Centre for Sandwich Programmes (CESAP), Olabisi Onabanjo University. ISBN 978-978-35192-7-5.