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
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
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
Article · Italiano
Ilesa è una città della Nigeria, situata nello Stato di Osun. Nota per i suoi cospicui giacimenti d'oro e di altri minerali preziosi, per l'industria estrattiva e di trasformazione, al 2006 aveva una popolazione compresa fra i 277.000 e i 620.000 abitanti, che cinque anni prima era stimata a circa 500.000 unità.
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