Ilesa

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Ilesha is a town in the Nigerian state of Osun and is located in southwestern Nigeria. According to an estimate from 2007, it has 305 480 inhabitants. In the agglomeration Ileshas approximately 647,500 people live.

Ilesha was the center of an ancient kingdom, which was founded in 1500 and next to Ilesha some smaller cities included. The King of Ilesha entitled Owa Obokun. Owa since 1982 Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran II, which only has nominal power. According to legend, the city was founded by one of the 16 sons of Oduduwa, the Yoruba Ahnvaters. Thus, it is probably one of the oldest settlements in the Yoruba.

Ilesha and its surroundings form two of the 30 Local Government Areas ( LGA ) of Osun State, which together have an area of ​​134.40 km ². In the previous census in 1991 had both LGA 139 445 inhabitants and thus a population density of 1038 inhabitants per km ².

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  • Location in Nigeria
  • Osun (State)
  • Place in Africa
Local government areas of Nigeria
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