Iseyin
Sign in to savethumb|275px|Short Oral history of Iseyin in Onko Language by a native speaker Iseyin is a town located in Oyo, Nigeria. It is approximately north of Ibadan. The town was estimated to have a population of 236,000, according to United Nations 2005 estimate, which increased to 362,990 in 2011, and has a total land mass of . Its inhabitants are mostly of Yoruba origin and its ruler is the Aseyin of Iseyin, with the current being Oba Sefiu Oyebola Adeyeri III, Ajirotutu I.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ìsẹ́yìn
- Region
- Oyo
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 365,300
- Timezone
- Africa/Lagos
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Iseyin
- Settlement.other_name
- Iseyin-Okeogun
- Settlement.settlement_type
- LGA and town
- Settlement.motto
- Iseyin oro, oro ọmọ ebedi mọkọ
- Settlement.image_skyline
- ADO AWAYE SUSPENDED LAKE IN ISEYIN OYO STATE NIGERIA.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Nigeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Oyo State
- Settlement.leader_title
- Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council
- Settlement.leader_name
- Muftau Osuolale (PDP)
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- local government area of Nigeria
- Country
- Nigeria
- Located in
- Oyo State
- Population
- +365300
- Elevation
- +981
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
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- P12749
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Education
- Industry
- Radio
- Agriculture
- Ikere Gorge dam
- Traditional weaving
- Climate
- Notable people
- Popular places in Iseyin
- References
thumb|275px|Short Oral history of Iseyin in Onko Language by a native speaker Iseyin is a town located in Oyo, Nigeria. It is approximately north of Ibadan. The town was estimated to have a population of 236,000, according to United Nations 2005 estimate, which increased to 362,990 in 2011, and has a total land mass of . Its inhabitants are mostly of Yoruba origin and its ruler is the Aseyin of Iseyin, with the current being Oba Sefiu Oyebola Adeyeri III, Ajirotutu I.
==Education== The town houses College of Agriculture and Renewarable Natural Sciences of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Iseyin campus. The town also has a private Polytechnic named SAF Polytechnic, Iseyin, a Government Technical College and the Oyo State NYSC (National Youth Service Corps) permanent orientation camp.