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Old
Oyo
National
Park is
one
of
the national
parks
of
Nigeria,
located
across
northern Oyo
State and
southern Kwara
State, Nigeria.[1]The
park
is
2,512 km2 of
land
in
northern
Oyo
state,
south
west
Nigeria,
at
latitude
8°
15’
and
9°
00’N
and
longitude
3°
35’
and
4°
42’
E.
The
location
has
inevitably
placed
the
park
at
a
vantage
position
of
abundance
land
area
as
well
as
diverse
wildlife
and
cultural/historical
settings.
Eleven
local
government
areas
out
of
which
ten
fall
within
Oyo
State
and
one
in
Kwara
State
surround
it.
The
Administrative
Head
Office
is
located
in
Oyo,
Isokun
area
along
Oyo-Iseyin
road,
where
necessary
information
and
booking
could
be
made.
The
landscaping
and
organized
space
within
the
large
yard
has
made
the
facility
very
endearing
to
the
public.[1] It
is
rich
in
plant
and
animal
resources
including buffaloes, bushbuck and
a
variety
of
birds.
The
park
is
easily
accessible
from
southwestern
and
northwestern
Nigeria.
The
nearest
cities
and
towns
adjoining
Old
Oyo
National
Park
include Saki, Iseyin, Igboho, Sepeteri, Tede and Igbetiwhich
have
their
own
commercial
and
cultural
attractions
for
tourism.
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