Iseyin
Iseyin-Okeogun | |
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LGA and town | |
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| Motto(s): Iseyin oro, oro ọmọ ebedi mọkọ | |
  Iseyin | |
| Coordinates: 7°58′N 3°36′E / 7.967°N 3.600°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Oyo State |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council | Muftau Osuolale (PDP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 563 sq mi (1,458 km2) |
| Population (2022 est)[1] | |
| • Total | 365,300 |
| • Density | 650/sq mi (250/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| National language | Yorùbá |
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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]
- ^ "Iseyin (Local Government Area in Nigeria)". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ National Population Commission of Nigeria (web)
- ^ 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.
- ^ Adegbite, Ademola (2023-12-14). "Makinde presents staff to Aseyin". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2023-12-25.