Ijare is a town in
Ifedore
Ifedore is a Local Government Area in Ondo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Igbara-Oke. Elizade University is located in the area.
It has an area of 295 km and a population of 176,327 at the 2006 census.
The postal code ...
Local Government Area of
Ondo State
Ondo State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Oǹdó) is a state in southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. It borders Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast, Edo State to the east, Delta State to t ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
. It lies around 20 km north-northeast of the city of
Akure
Akure is a city in south-western Nigeria. It is the capital and largest city of Ondo State. The city had a population of 403,000 as at the 2006 population census.
History
Pre 1914
Rock engravings dating back to the Mesolithic period, hav ...
. A traditionally
Yoruba
The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute ...
-speaking area, the town maintains a ceremonial ruler from the pre-colonial era, the ''Olujare of Ijare''. The town has two Secondary Schools: Anglican Grammar School (founded in 1972) and the C.A.C. Comprehensive High School. It has a Post Office (commissioned in 1969), a Community Bank, three Health Centres and had its public water supply system (commissioned in 1970)renovated in late 2006.
[The town is specifically noted for its growing and preservation of Kolanuts that earns it the appelative cognomen "Ijare Elewe Obi" That is, Ijare, the Kolanut city.]
AGAGU ASSURES IJARE COMMUNITY
Ondo State Government. (September 3, 2006)
References
Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. 1996–2004. Accessed 2009-05-22.
Populated places in Ekiti State
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