Ijero
| Ijero Ekiti Ijero Ayee Olojijero | ||
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| LGA and town | ||
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| Nickname(s): Ijero Kingdom | ||
| Motto: Ijero e gbe a o | ||
  Ijero Ekiti | ||
| Coordinates: 7°49′N 5°5′E / 7.817°N 5.083°ECoordinates: 7°49′N 5°5′E / 7.817°N 5.083°E | ||
| Country |
 Nigeria | |
| State | Ekiti State | |
| Government | ||
| • Ajero of Ijero Kingdom | HRM Ajero Oba Joseph Adebayo Adewole | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 221,406 | |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) | |
| Website | http://www.ijeroekiti.org/ | |
Ijero Ekiti is a city in Ekiti State of Nigeria. The main language spoken by the indigenes of Ijero Ekiti is Ekiti dialect and the Yoruba language. Ijero-Ekiti is the headquarters of Ijero Local government Area (Ijero LGA) which consists of other towns such as Ikoro Ekiti, Ipoti-Ekiti, Ara-Ekiti, Epe-Ekiti, Idao-Ekiti, Ilokun-o Ekiti and others. In 2006 it had a population of 221,405.
Agriculture is the main traditional occupation of the Ijero community. This is supplemented by petty trading by the womenfolk. The farmers cultivate a wide range of food crops including yams, cassava, maize, rice, plantain and banana.
The seven day Ogun festival is held once a year around August, a festival which involves local masquerades such as O’sun and Ako-Eegun.
Ijero contains a number of churches including Seventh-Day Adventist Church, a Catholic church, Christ Church Cathedral, Christ Apostolic Church, Redeemed Christian Church of God and Winner’s Chapel.
Literature
- Ijero Kingdom in Yoruba History by J. Wellington Alufa
- Tell Ijeroism by Femi Alufa (2003)
- Ajero Oyiyosoye and the Ekitiparapo War by Leke Oyebade
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