Ososo

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'''Ososo''' is a town situated in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, in Edo State, Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ogbuagu |first=Francis |last2=Admin |first2=New Telegraph |date=2024-02-15 |title=Ososo Kingdom: How the New King Emerged - New Telegraph |url=https://newtelegraphng.com/ososo-kingdom-how-the-new-king-emerged/,%20https://newtelegraphng.com/ososo-kingdom-how-the-new-king-emerged/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2024-06-30 |newspaper=New Telegraph|language=en-US}}</ref> With an average altitude of 1236 feet above sea level, it has a very temperate climate similar to that of Jos, Plateau State. The highest peak is a very large monolith often called the ''Oruku rock''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ososo, Nigeria Tourist Information|url=https://www.touristlink.com/nigeria/ososo/overview.html|access-date=2021-07-11|website=www.touristlink.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Description==

The town is made up of four clans: Anni, Egbetua, Okhe and Ikpena. With an approximated population of 100,000 and a combined population density of 5,111 per 7 km radius, it is one of the largest towns in the Local Government Area. Ososo has a unique dialect of the Ghotuo-Uneme-Yekhee branch of the Edoid linguistic lineage.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ethnologue.com/show_lang_family.asp?code=oso |title=Linguistic Lineage for Ososo |publisher=Ethnologue |accessdate=28 December 2009}}</ref>

Ososo shares boundaries with Okene to the north, Okpella to the East, Makeke to the west, Ojah to the South and Ogori to the north-west. It is a boundary town between Edo and Kogi States.{{cn|date=July 2024}}

== Mineral resources == The town of Ososo is blessed with a commercial deposit of Limestone,<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=List of Solid Minerals in Edo State 2015|url=http://www.opendata.edostate.gov.ng/2019/06/25/list-of-solid-minerals-in-edo-state-2015/|access-date=2022-01-09|language=en-US|archive-date=9 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109121423/http://www.opendata.edostate.gov.ng/2019/06/25/list-of-solid-minerals-in-edo-state-2015/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and some other solid minerals such as Gold<ref name="auto"/> and Granite.

==Tourism == thumb|Beautiful hole in the rock at Ososo Ososo town is on the boundary between Edo and Kogi States, and in a hilly and rocky area. It lies about 40 kilometres from Igarra and 200 kilometres from Benin city in Edo State. There is a non-catering Rest House on top of a hill at Ososo, which has views of parts of Kogi State to as far as the river Niger.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} An amusement park is being developed<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-09-14 |title=Ososo Tourist Centre – Independent Newspaper Nigeria |url=https://independent.ng/ososo-tourist-centre/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2024-07-01 |language=en-GB|newspaper=Independent}}</ref>{{when|date=September 2019|reason=Added date}}as part of the resort which has temperate weather for long periods in the year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200912220123.html |publisher=Daily Champion |title=Anniversary – Youths Hail Oshiomhole |author=Paul Ogbuokiri |date=22 December 2009 |accessdate=28 December 2009}}</ref>{{update inline|date=January 2019}}

From the tourist centre, a rest house renovated by the Edo state government, there are views all the way to Kogi state.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlinenigeria.com/tours/tour2.asp |title=70 Exciting Tourist Spots |publisher=OnlineNigeria |accessdate=28 December 2009}}</ref>

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Category:Populated places in Edo State