Irepodun is a

Local Government Area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...

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. Its headquarters is in the town of

Omu-Aran Omu-Aran the Head Post of Igbomina land, is a town in the Nigerian state of Kwara. It originated from Ife and currently the local government headquarters of Irepodun local government. Omu-Aran is about 8 kilometers away from Aran-Orin. Hi ...

. The local government is located on 8.5381º N, 5.1431º E. It has an area of 737 km and a population of 148,610 at the 2006 census. It has very significant

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cultural and historical significance. And is populated by the Igbomina people. The people of Ifelodun are Yorubas and mostly of Igbomina origin with roots in Ife, Oyo and Ketu. Much of the Ifelodun domain was overtaken by the Afonja/Alimi era and annexed to the present Ilorin enclave. It has an area of 3,435km and includes at least 80 villages and towns including Idofian, Okanle, Jimba Oja, Koko-Araromi, Ilota, Arugbo, Igbo-Owu, and Amodu. Esiẹ Museum is a

museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...

Esiẹ Esiẹ is a town in Kwara State in 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 b ...

, Irepodun. The museum was the first to be established in

when it opened in 1945. The museum once housed over one thousand tombstone figures or images representing human beings. It is reputed to have the largest collection of soapstone images in the world. In modern times the Esie museum has been the center of religious activities and hosts a festival in the month of April every year. Another significant town is Oko, which means stone in the Yoruba language. It is a mountainous region with very special and significant rock formations that were thought to have been used by the

in ancient warfare. Folktales also talk about gods and men with superhuman strength and abilities who fought for the people. The people of irepodun are known to listen to Dadakuada music, a music which involves the use of eulogy, chants and slow danceable beats. Also close to Esie is Ijan-Otun, a small town within minutes from neighboring Esie and Oro, Ijan-Otun is home to an Anglican church and a Government Day secondary school. The People of Ijan-Otun are part of the igbomina. The

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of the area is 251.

Notable people

Moji Afolayan Moji Afolayan (born 5 February 1968) is a Nigerian actress, filmmaker, producer, and director. Early life Afolayan hails from Agbamu, a town in Irepodun Local Government area of Kwara State southwestern Nigeria but grew up in Lagos State. She ...

(1969-), actress. *

David Oyedepo David Olaniyi Oyedepo (born 27 September 1954) is a Nigerian preacher, Christian author, businessman, architect and the founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, and presiding Bishop of the Faith Tabernacle in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. The ...

- (Born September 27, 1954) - Presiding Bishop Living Faith Church Worldwide (a.k.a. Winners Chapel). *

Kunle Afolayan Kunle Afolayan (born 30 September 1975) is a Nigerian actor, producer and director. He is widely credited for elevating the quality of Nollywood movies though larger budgets, shooting on 35mm, releasing in cinemas, and improving cliché Nollywo ...

- (Born September 30, 1974) - Nigerian Actor, Film Producer and Director

References

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