Ijesha
Sub-ethnicity of the Yorubas of West Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Ijesha (written as Ìjẹ̀ṣà in Yoruba orthography) are a sub-ethnicity of the Yorubas of West Africa. Ilesha is the largest town and historic cultural capital of the Ijesha people, and is home to a kingdom of the same name, ruled by an Oba locally styled as the Owa Obokun Adimula. The present ruling family of Ijesha is the Aromolaran family with the current reigning Owa Obokun being Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran.
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Quick Facts Total population, Regions with significant populations ...
Total population | |
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~ 738,910 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Osun State - 738,910 (2011) · Ilesha West: 123,710 · Ilesha East: 125,340 · Atakumosa East: 89,3100 · Aatakumosa West: 89,210, · Oriade: 174,210 · Obokun: 137,130 • Okemesi (now in Ekiti State) : 56,000 | |
Religion | |
Christianity · Islam · Yoruba religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Èkìtì, Ifẹ̀, Ọ̀yọ́, Other Yoruba people |
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