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Ejigbo
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Ejigbo () is a Nigerian city situated in the central region of Osun State. It is the capital of Ejigbo Local Government Area. It covers north-east of Iwo, from Ogbomoso in the north and from Ede in the south-east. It is about north-west of Osogbo, and about north-east of Ibadan. It is part of the Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo federal constituency. The population is 138,357 according to the GeoNames geographical database. The average elevation is .

Key facts

Settlement.postal_code
232
Settlement.iso_code
NG.OS.EJ
Settlement.official_name
Ejigbo
Settlement.settlement_type
town
Settlement.pushpin_map
Nigeria
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Osun State
Settlement.leader_title
Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council
Settlement.leader_name
Prince Gbolahan Muyiwa Ayegbayo
Settlement.unit_pref
metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
373
Settlement.population_as_of
2006 Census
Settlement.population_total
132641
Settlement.timezone
WAT
Settlement.utc_offset
+1
Settlement.mapframe
yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom
8

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country
Nigeria
Located in
Osun State
Population
132515
Area
373
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Sources (4)

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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Ejigbo South and Ejigbo West LCDAs
  • Ejigbo people
  • Travelling
  • Languages
  • Cultural heritage
  • Ogiyan Festival
  • Farming
  • Climate
  • Economic activities
  • Religion activities
  • Educational facilities
  • References
  • External links

Ejigbo () is a Nigerian city situated in the central region of Osun State. It is the capital of Ejigbo Local Government Area. It covers north-east of Iwo, from Ogbomoso in the north and from Ede in the south-east. It is about north-west of Osogbo, and about north-east of Ibadan. It is part of the Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo federal constituency. The population is 138,357 according to the GeoNames geographical database. The average elevation is .

It has an area of and had a population of 132,641 at the 2006 census. The average annual rainfall is , though there are great deviations from this mean value from year to year. Usually, the rainy season lasts from April to October.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ejigbo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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