Esiẹ is a town in
Kwara State
Kwara () is a state in Western Nigeria, bordered to the east by Kogi State, to the north by Niger State, and to the south by Ekiti, Osun, and Oyo states, while its western border makes up part of the international border with Benin. Its ca ...
in
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
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History
The town was founded by prince Baragbon c. 1770.
[http://cohesion.rice.edu/CentersAndInst/SAFA/emplibrary/aremu.pdf] The dialect of
Yoruba spoken in Esie is predominantly
Igbonna. The town has a king who is Oba Yakubu Babalola Egunjobi II.
Attractions
It is home to the
Esiẹ Museum which was the first museum to be established in Nigeria.
References
Populated places in Kwara State
Towns in Yorubaland
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