Iseyin

Iseyin
Iseyin-Okeogun
LGA and town
Motto(s): 
Iseyin oro, oro ọmọ ebedi mọkọ
Iseyin is located in Nigeria
Iseyin
Iseyin
Coordinates: 7°58′N 3°36′E / 7.967°N 3.600°E / 7.967; 3.600
Country Nigeria
StateOyo State
Government
 • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government CouncilMuftau Osuolale (PDP)
Area
 • Total563 sq mi (1,458 km2)
Population
 (2022 est)[1]
 • Total365,300
 • Density650/sq mi (250/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
National languageYorùbá
Map
Short Oral history of Iseyin in Onko Language by a native speaker

Iseyin is a town located in Oyo, Nigeria. It is approximately 100 km (62 mi) 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,[2] and has a total land mass of 2,341 km2 (904 sq mi).[3] 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.[4]

  1. ^ "Iseyin (Local Government Area in Nigeria)". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  2. ^ National Population Commission of Nigeria (web)
  3. ^ Adewuyi, Kehinde; Adeyemo; Adejumo (December 2018). "Use of GIS in production of soil series map in Oyo State, southwestern Nigeria" (PDF). International Research Journal of Earth Sciences. 6 (12): 12–21. ISSN 2321-2527 – via www.isca.in.
  4. ^ Adegbite, Ademola (2023-12-14). "Makinde presents staff to Aseyin". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2023-12-25.