Back Ілеша Byelorussian Ilesa Catalan Ilesa CEB Ilesha German Ilesa Esperanto Ilesa Spanish ایلسا (ایالت اوسون) Persian Ilesha (Nigeria) French Ilesa Hausa Ilesa Italian
Ilesa | |
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 Ilesa Roundabout, Owa obokun statue | |
  Ilesa Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 7°37′0″N 4°43′0″E / 7.61667°N 4.71667°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Osun State |
| Government | |
| • Owa Obokun Adimula | Aromolaran II |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 384,334 |
| (metropolitan area) | |
| National language | Yorùbá |
Ilesa (Yoruba: Iléṣà) is a historic city located in Osun State, southwest Nigeria; it is also the name of a historic kingdom (also known as Ijesha) centred on that town.[1][2][3] The state is ruled by a monarch bearing the title of the Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland.[4] The state of Ilesa consists of Ilesa itself and a number of smaller surrounding cities.[5][6]
The Ijesa, a term also denoting the people of the state of Ilesa, are part of the present Osun State of Nigeria.[7] Some of the popular towns of the Ijesa are Odo-Ijesa, Ilaje, Igbogi, Ise-Ijesa, Ibokun, Erin Oke, Erin Ijesa, Ijeda-Ijesa, Ipetu Jesa, Ijebu-Jesa, Esa-Oke,Esa Odo, Ipole Ijesa, Ifewara Ijesa, Ipo Arakeji, Iloko Ijesa, Iwara 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, Odo Ijesa, Imogbara Ijesa, Eseun Ijesa, Iloo, Owena Ijesa, Ido Ijesa, Ido Oko, Ibala Ijesa, Ere Ijesa, Ilahun, Ibodi, Ijaaregbe, Ikinyinwa, Idominasi, Ilowa, and Ibodi.[8]
The state of Ijeshaland was founded c.1300 by Ajibogun Ajaka Owa Obokun Onida Raharaha, a warlike youngest son of Yoruba Projenitor Oduduwa.
Areas in Ilesa
- ^ "Osun 2014: Ijesa North Traditional Rulers Declare Support for Aregbesola". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015.
- ^ punchng (11 November 2018). "Osun begins construction of Ilesa New Town". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Ilesa New Town: reviving rural urbanisation". The Nation. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "From Ancient to Modern Cities". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Ajayi Emerges New King of Erinmo-Ijesha". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015.
- ^ Bamigbola, Bola (3 December 2023). "Rehabilitate Ibadan–Ife–Ilesha road, ex-Osun commissioner urges FG". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Osun 2014: The Battle for Aregbesola's Job". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015.
- ^ Trager, Lillian (2001). Yoruba Hometowns. ISBN 9781555879815.
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