Igbeti

Igbeti is a town located at Oke Ogun, Olorunshogo Local Government Area of Oyo State, South West Nigeria. The town's population was approximately 81,000 at the 2006 census. 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 its East, Ikoyi Ile to the South, Igboho and Saki to the West, while the old Oyo National Park lies to the North.

Understand
Igbeti is also known as "Marble City" for its rich marble deposits. Sixteen major beautiful rocks that present captivating scenery surround this beautiful town. Iya Mopo and Agbele Rock are the most visited site in Igbeti. Agbele Rock is a naturally formed statue said to depict a mother with a load on her head carrying her child. History has it that this rock formation was formed when a woman stole some yam tubers from a rocky part of the village, which was being dried in the sunlight and she became a permanent fixture on the spot.

Get around
Just like most part of the country, Igbeti has a tropical wet and dry climate with a lengthy wet season from early March to late October and relatively constant temperatures throughout the course of the year. From November to February the town experiences dry season which is of the typical West African harmattan. The occupational choice of the people is mainly determined and influenced by the geographical location of the town.

Do
The people of Igbeti are focused on marble mining due to the marble mining company which has played prominent role in their economy through employment, availability of varieties of goods and services and international transactions.
 * Oke Iyamopo Festival

Connect
All major mobile phone service networks are available in Igbeti but with varying degree of reliability and usability. Often times, it is customary to experience network outage for all or some of the mobile phone service providers. Such situation is particularly common in some remote areas of the town. And it is also common for different networks to be more stable and reliable in different locations at different times.

Since you can't tell which will be more stable and reliable at a time in your location during your visit, it is preferable if you are planning a visit to this town to put in your plan on having multiple SIM cards that cut across all the mobile service providers.

Go next

 * Oyo
 * Ibadan
 * Ilorin
 * Kisi town
 * Ogbomosho