Iseyin

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Iseyin
LGA and town
Iseyin
Coordinates: 7°58′N 3°36′E / 7.967°N 3.600°E / 7.967; 3.600
Country  Nigeria
State Oyo State
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Iseyin is a city located in the Nigerian state of Oyo. It is approximately 100 kilometers north of Ibadan. The city is estimated to have a population of 236,000. [1] The primary industry of the area is cotton-based textiles.[2] It also known as the Home of "Aso Oke". Tobacco is grown there[2] and it is as a result of this that one of the biggest tobacco companies owned by the British and Americans had an office in the city.

References

  1. United Nations 2005 estimate
  2. 2.0 2.1 ""The Columbia Encyclopedia"". Retrieved 2007-04-06. 

Coordinates: 7°58′N 3°36′E / 7.967°N 3.600°E / 7.967; 3.600

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