city in western Nigeria, situated on the Ogun River at the junction of the highway and the Lagos-Kano railroad line. Population of 187,300 (1963). It is a trade center for such products as cacao, kola nuts, citrus fruits, and bananas. Its domestic industries include textiles and dyes. The city has a cannery and cement and concrete plants. In the 19th century Abeokuta was the capital of one of the city-states of Yoruba.