Igbeti-Okeogun is a town located in the northern part of

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 ...

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. The town's population was approximately 81,000 at the 2006 census. Igbeti is also known as "Marble City" for its rich

marble Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or Dolomite (mineral), dolomite. Marble is typically not Foliation (geology), foliated (layered), although there are exceptions. In geology, the ...

deposits. It is situated in Olorunsogo Local Government area which is one of the thirty three local governments in Oyo state. It has Ilorin, the Kwara state capital to her East, Ikoyi Ile to the South, Igboho and Saki to her West, while the old Oyo National Park lies to the North. Iya Mopo and Agbele Rock are the two most visited of the 16 hills surrounding the town. Iya Mopo Hill, the highest hill in Igbeti, which occupies over six kilometers of land mass and is as high as one hundred and fifty feet, was once used as shelter against attacks. Agbele Rock is a naturally formed statue said to depict a mother with load on her head carrying her child and also Bata Erugba named because of it Drum like structure. There are annual activities of interest and tourist attractions in Igbeti such as annual mountain hiking and picnics for the Easter holidays especially on Easter Mondays. This attracts tourists inflow into the town. Igbeti is known to have hosted many cultural programme such has the Oyo State Celebration of world tourism day on September 27. Oke Agbele (Agbele Hill)

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Community Report On Igbeti Marble Populated places in Oyo State {{OyoNG-geo-stub