- State Capital: Osogbo
- Statehood Day: August 27 , 1991
- Population: 3,423,535( 1996 National Census)
- Area Size: 14,875 (square kilometres)
- Median household Income: $50,614 (11th)
- Occupation: Agrarian (256,000 Farming Families)
- Area Cultivated:149,478 Hectares
- Nickname: State of the Virtuous (Ipinle Omoluabi)
- Hotspots: Osun Osogbo Groove, Erin Ijesha Waterfall, Ile-Ife
- Religion: Christianity, Islam and Traditional
The name ‘’Osun’’ comes from a river that flows through the state. It is symbolic because it serves both spiritual and tourist purposes in the state. The river is worshipped annually by devotees. It is also a tourist spot as people from different parts of the country visit the Osun Groove in Osogbo. The river also provides water for irrigation for the agriculturally rich state.