Ilesa
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Ilesa ( ; ) is a historic city located in Osun State, southwest Nigeria; it is also the name of the capital of a historic state-kingdom (also known as Ijesha) centred around that town as the capital . The state is ruled by a monarch bearing the title of His Imperial Majesty, the Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland. The city of Ilesa consists of Ilesa itself and a number of surrounding cities.
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Place details
- Locality
- Iléṣà
- Region
- Osun
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 325,000
- Timezone
- Africa/Lagos
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ilesa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Roundabout ilesa, Owa Obokun statue.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Ilesa Roundabout, Owa obokun statue
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Nigeria
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Nigeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Nigeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Osun State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- South Western geopolitical zone
- Settlement.seat
- The Royal Palace
- Settlement.government_type
- Monarchy
- Settlement.leader_title
- His Imperial Majesty, Owa Obokun Adimula
- Settlement.leader_name
- Aromolaran II
- Settlement.population_total
- 384,334
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2016
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 210141
- Image
- Roundabout ilesa, Owa Obokun statue.jpg
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- Ilesa
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Oral history
- Institutions in Ilesa
- Ilesa Grammar school
- University of Ilesa
- College of Health Technology
- Hospital in ilesa
- Colonial assessment
- The Ijesa Monarchs
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Ilesa ( ; ) is a historic city located in Osun State, southwest Nigeria; it is also the name of the capital of a historic state-kingdom (also known as Ijesha) centred around that town as the capital . The state is ruled by a monarch bearing the title of His Imperial Majesty, the Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland. The city of Ilesa consists of Ilesa itself and a number of surrounding cities.
The Ijesa, a term also denoting the people of the state of Ijeshaland, are part of the present Osun State of Nigeria. Although the historic state-kingdom is mainly placed within Osun State, it has towns and cities covering several south-western Nigerian states. Some of the popular towns of the Ijesa are Iwara, Odo-Ijesa, Ilaje, Igbogi, Ise-Ijesa, Ibokun, Erin Oke, Erin Odo, Ijeda-Ijesa, Ipetu Jesa, Ijebu-Jesa, Esa-Oke, Iwoye Ijesa, Esa Odo, Ipole Ijesa, Ifewara, Ipo Arakeji, Iloko Ijesa, Iperindo Ijesa, Erinmo Ijesa, Iwaraja Ijesa, Oke-Ana Ijesa, Idominasi, Ilase Ijesa, Igangan ijesa, Imo Ijesa, Alakowe Ijesa, Osu Ijesa, Eti Oni, Itaore, Itagunmodi, Iyinta, Itaapa, Epe Ijesa, Omo Ijesa, Eti-oni, Ibokun, Inila, Ijinla, Iloba Ijesa, Imogbara Ijesa, Eseun Ijesa, Iloo, Owena Ijesa, Ido Ijesa, Ido Oko, Ibala Ijesa, Ere Ijesa, Ilahun, Ibodi, Ijaaregbe, Ikinyinwa, Idominasi, Ilowa, and Ibodi.
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