Bodija is a district in

Ibadan Ibadan (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano, with a total population of 3,649,000 as of 2021, and over 6 million people within its me ...

Oyo State Oyo State is an inland state in southwestern Nigeria. Its capital is Ibadan, the third most populous city in the country and formerly the second most populous city in Africa. Oyo State is bordered to the north by Kwara State, to the east by Osun ...

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

. The district gained prominence with the development of like-named high brow, a leafy residential estate created by the Western Nigeria Region after the independence of Nigeria. Most of the early homeowners were expats, judges, professors and high-ranking civil servants. The initial community of Old Bodija was expanded with the creation of a "New Bodija" in the '70s. The estate is home to many popular schools within the state. In the 80s a produce and timber market named Bodija Market was sited within proximity to the residential estate and is one of the largest Markets in

. The recent commercialization of the estate has resulted in the conversion of several of the residential buildings to offices and businesses.

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Map of Bodija

Transportation in Bodija Market
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