The City lbadan

lbadan, the State capital of Oyo State is the largest indigenous city
south of Sahara with a population of over 3 million. It was founded in
1830 by Lagelu. The city was formerly called "Eba Odan" which
literally means "by the grassland" but with usage and time the name
became lbadan as it is known today.

Although, lbadan is the commercial, industrial and cultural nerve
centre of Oyo State, it still retains much of the characteristic of a
typical African city. Its development has followed the pattern of
grouping family houses into compounds which Is the feature akin to all
ancient towns in the State.

Its skyline is a broad expanse of corrugated iron sheets turned brown
by the weather and age, broken intermitently by modern edifices of
Cocoa House, Finance Building, Glass House, Agbowo Shopping Complex,
Premier Hotel, Cultural Centre, Lekan Salami Sports Centre, University
of lbadan, the U.C.H., the Parliament Building among others.

The city is well connected by road, rail and air routes to parts of
the states, the country and outside world. It is an ideal centre for
exploring other towns which include Ogbomoso, Oyo, lseyin-lgbeti,
lgboho, Saki, Okeho, Iganna, lgboora, Eruwa etc

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