Ẹdẹ is a town in
Osun State
Osun (; ), is a state in southwestern Nigeria; bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states for 84 km and for 78 km respectively, to the north by Kwara State for 73 km, to the south by Ogun State for 84 km and to the wes ...
, southwestern
Nigeria
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. It lies along the Osun River at a point on the railroad from Lagos, southwest, and at the intersection of roads from
Oshogbo,
Ogbomosho, and
Ile-Ife. The two (2) local government areas in Ẹdẹ are
Ẹdẹ South and
Ẹdẹ North.
There are three (3) major tertiary institutions in Ẹdẹ, which makes the town one of the fastest growing towns in the south-west with an increasing literacy rate. The
Federal Polytechnic Ẹdẹ,
Adeleke University, and
Redeemer's University are among the institutions.
Ẹdẹ is a predominantly
Muslim
Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...
town with about 60% of the population. This can be traced back to 19th century during the reign of
Timi Abibu Lagunju as the king of Ẹdẹ, who is the first Muslim Oba in
Yorubaland
Yorubaland () is the homeland and cultural region of the Yoruba people in West Africa. It spans the modern-day countries of Nigeria, Togo and Benin, and covers a total land area of . Of this land area, 106,016 km2 (74.6%) lies within Niger ...
given the fact that he was already on the throne for a few years when in November 1857, the Baptist missionary
W. H. Clark visited Ẹdẹ. Clarke recorded thus: "This young follower of the Prophet (
Prophet Muhammad
In Islam, Muhammad () is venerated as the Seal of the Prophets who transmitted the Quran, eternal word of God () from the Angels in Islam, angel Gabriel () to humans and jinn. Muslims believe that the Quran, the central religious text of Isl ...
), a short time since became the ruler of this town in the place of his father (Oduniyi), the deceased, and brings with him into office, the influence of his new religion (
Islam
Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...
)."
Local government in Ede
Ede Town has two Local government areas which are;
Ede South
Ede North
Climate
Ede has a
Tropical wet and dry,
savanna climate . The Town yearly temperature is 29.22 °C (84.6 °F) and it is -0.24% lower than Nigeria's averages.
Music
Ede is also rumored to be the birthplace of
Apala music.
Notable people
*
Ademola adeleke
Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke (; born 13 May 1960) is a Nigerian politician and businessman who has been serving as the governor of Osun State since 2022. He served as the senator representing the Osun-West senatorial district from 2017 to 2 ...
.
* Munirudeen Adesola Lawal.(
king
King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...
)
* Siyan Oyeweso
* Bamidele salami.
* Adedeji Aderemi (late)
* Mubarak Adekilekun Tijani
See also
*
Federal Polytechnic, Ede
*
Redeemer's University, Ede
*
Adeleke University, Ede
References
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Populated places in Osun State
Towns in Yorubaland