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Ilaro
Ogun State, Nigeria · Africa
About Ilaro
Ilaro sits on the route: 25 minutes from Ifo.
Ilaro is in Ogun State, Nigeria, with about 47,000 people. The nearest town is Ifo, about 22 km away.
Ilaro is a town in Ogun State, Nigeria. Ilaro's population in 2008 was estimated at 33,000 people, and in 2015 it was estimated to have grown to about 60,000. Ilaro is the headquarters of the Yewa South Local government, known as Yewaland, which replaced the Egbado division of the former Western State, and laterRead more
became a part of Ogun State of Nigeria. Ilaro town is about 50 km (31 mi) from Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, and about 100 km (62 mi) from Ikeja, the capital city of Lagos State. Ilaro's area is about 9–9.5 km2 (3.5–3.7 sq mi).
Ilaro is the site of the Olu of Ilaro, who also doubles as the Paramount Ruler of Yewaland. The incumbent paramount ruler is Oba Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle, who ascended the throne on 14 April 2012. Oba Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle was selected as the Paramount Ruler of The Yewaland by Ogun State governor Ibikunle Amosun, exactly four years after the demise of Oba Samuel Adekanmbi Tella II, who ascended to the throne of Obaship in 1976 after the death of Oba Adetona Amerika. The Olu Ijana of Ijana town, The Oni Igbeji of Igbeji town, Oloja of Oja Odan, The Oni Idogo of Idogo Ipaja, Oni Iwoye of Iwoye town, Olu of Eredo, Olowode of Owode, Olu of Imasayi, Baale of Iweke and other traditional rulers in Yewa Land are some of the kings in Yewa land which the paramount ruler rules over. Close to this monument is the town hall named after the warrior Orona Hall, whose statue is nearby.
Osata was an Ancient Ilaro ruler in the 19th century who sacrificed his own son for his people to enjoy an abundance of rainfall at a time when Ilaro was plagued with drought. The dialect spoken in Ilaro is the Yewa Dialect.
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Ilaro is in Ogun State, Nigeria, about 22 km from Ifo.
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- Population
- 46,999
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Nigeria
- Region
- Ogun State
- Timezone
- Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates
- 6.8890, 3.0142
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