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'''Ẹdẹ''' is a town in [[Osun State]], south-western [[Nigeria]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ede {{!}} Ede Town, Osun State, Yoruba People {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Ede-Nigeria |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>. It lies along the Osun River at a point on the railroad from Lagos, {{convert|180|km}} southwest, and at the intersection of roads from [[Osogbo|Oshogbo]], [[Ogbomosho|Ogbomosho,]] and [[Ile-Ife|Ile-Ife.]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.osunstate.gov.ng/about/major-towns/ede/ | title=Ede {{pipe}} State of Osun Official Website | date=9 September 2013 }}</ref> The two (2) local government areas in Ẹdẹ are [[Ede South|Ẹdẹ South]] and [[Ede North|Ẹdẹ North]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-29 |title=Ẹdẹ |url=https://www.osunstate.gov.ng/ede/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=Osun State Official Website |language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Ẹdẹ''' is a town in [[Osun State]], southwestern [[Nigeria]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ede {{!}} Ede Town, Osun State, Yoruba People {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Ede-Nigeria |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>. It lies along the Osun River at a point on the railroad from Lagos, {{convert|180|km}} southwest, and at the intersection of roads from [[Osogbo|Oshogbo]], [[Ogbomosho|Ogbomosho,]] and [[Ile-Ife|Ile-Ife.]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.osunstate.gov.ng/about/major-towns/ede/ | title=Ede {{pipe}} State of Osun Official Website | date=9 September 2013 }}</ref> The two (2) local government areas in Ẹdẹ are [[Ede South|Ẹdẹ South]] and [[Ede North|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, Ede|Federal Polytechnic Ẹdẹ,]] [[Adeleke University]], and [[Redeemer's University Nigeria|Redeemer's University]] are among the institutions.


Ẹdẹ is a predominantly [[Muslims|Muslim]] 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]] given the fact that he was already on the throne for a few years when in November 1857, the Baptist missionary [[William Hawley Clark|W. H. Clark]] visited Ẹdẹ.<ref>W.H. Clarke, Travels and Explorations in Yorubaland 1854-1858. (ed) J.A. Atanda, (Ibadan: University of Ibadan Press, 1975), p. 114</ref><ref>Siyan Oyeweso, The Eminent Yoruba Muslims of the 19th and 20th Centuries.(Ibadan: Rex Charles Publication) p. 11, {{ISBN|978-2137-02-2}}</ref><ref>Tijani I.O. (2021) ''Conditional Cash Transfer: Poverty Reduction Programme Marred by Ricketiness'' http://saharareporters.com/2021/06/16/conditional-cash-transfer-poverty-reduction-programme-marred-ricketiness-israel-olatunji}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Clarke recorded thus: "This young follower of the Prophet ([[Prophet Muhammad]]), 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]])."
== Education ==
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 increasingly literacy rate. The [[Federal Polytechnic, Ede|Federal Polytechnic Ẹdẹ,]] [[Adeleke University]], and [[Redeemer's University Nigeria|Redeemer's University]] are among the institutions.

== History ==

== Ẹdẹ is a predominantly [[Muslims|Muslim]] 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]], given the fact that he was already on the throne for a few years, when in November 1857, the Baptist missionary [[William Hawley Clark|W. H. Clark]] visited Ẹdẹ.<ref>W.H. Clarke, Travels and Explorations in Yorubaland 1854-1858. (ed) J.A. Atanda, (Ibadan: University of Ibadan Press, 1975), p. 114</ref><ref>Siyan Oyeweso, The Eminent Yoruba Muslims of the 19th and 20th Centuries.(Ibadan: Rex Charles Publication) p. 11, {{ISBN|978-2137-02-2}}</ref><ref>Tijani I.O. (2021) ''Conditional Cash Transfer: Poverty Reduction Programme Marred by Ricketiness'' http://saharareporters.com/2021/06/16/conditional-cash-transfer-poverty-reduction-programme-marred-ricketiness-israel-olatunji}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Clarke recorded thus: "This young follower of the Prophet ([[Prophet Muhammad]]), 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]])." ==


== Local government in Ede ==
== Local government in Ede ==
Ede Town has two Local governments, which are;
Ede Town has to Local government which are;


Ede South
Ede South
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== Climate ==
== Climate ==
Ede has a [[Tropical savanna climate|Tropical wet]] and dry, [[savanna climate]] . The Town yearly temperature is 29.22&nbsp;°C (84.6&nbsp;°F) and it is -0.24% lower than Nigeria's averages.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weather Forecast and Conditions for Ede North, Osun, Nigeria - The Weather Channel {{!}} Weather.com |url=https://weather.com/weather/today/l/Olorunda+Osun+Nigeria?canonicalCityId=0055082909b166a13b32944cc84fa2ded200dd5b25377fb115898a52067f24d7 |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=The Weather Channel |language=en-US}}</ref>
Ede has a [[Tropical savanna climate|Tropical wet]] and dry, [[savanna climate]] . The Town yearly temperature is 29.22&nbsp;°C (84.6&nbsp;°F) and it is -0.24% lower than Nigeria's averages.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weather Forecast and Conditions for Ede North, Osun, Nigeria - The Weather Channel {{!}} Weather.com |url=https://weather.com/weather/today/l/Olorunda+Osun+Nigeria?canonicalCityId=0055082909b166a13b32944cc84fa2ded200dd5b25377fb115898a52067f24d7 |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=The Weather Channel |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Geography and population size ==
It is in the Guinea savannah zone. It lies on approximately latitude 07° 40′North and longitude 04°30′East. The population is put at 159,866 according to the 2006 Population Census.


==Notable people==
==Notable people==

Revision as of 14:16, 5 July 2024

Ẹdẹ
Short oral history of Ede in Ede language by a native speaker
Ẹdẹ is located in Nigeria
Ẹdẹ
Ẹdẹ
Ede shown within Nigeria
Coordinates: 7°44′20″N 4°26′10″E / 7.73889°N 4.43611°E / 7.73889; 4.43611
Land Nigeria
StateOsun State
Area
 • Total862 km2 (333 sq mi)
Elevation
269 m (883 ft)
Population
 • Total159,866 [1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT (UTC+1))

Ẹdẹ is a town in Osun State, southwestern Nigeria[2]. It lies along the Osun River at a point on the railroad from Lagos, 180 kilometres (110 mi) southwest, and at the intersection of roads from Oshogbo, Ogbomosho, and Ile-Ife.[3] 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 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 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.[4][5][6] Clarke recorded thus: "This young follower of the Prophet (Prophet Muhammad), 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)."

Local government in Ede

Ede Town has to Local government which are;

Ede South

Ede North[7]

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.[8]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ede | Nigeria | Britannica".
  2. ^ "Ede | Ede Town, Osun State, Yoruba People | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  3. ^ "Ede | State of Osun Official Website". 9 September 2013.
  4. ^ W.H. Clarke, Travels and Explorations in Yorubaland 1854-1858. (ed) J.A. Atanda, (Ibadan: University of Ibadan Press, 1975), p. 114
  5. ^ Siyan Oyeweso, The Eminent Yoruba Muslims of the 19th and 20th Centuries.(Ibadan: Rex Charles Publication) p. 11, ISBN 978-2137-02-2
  6. ^ Tijani I.O. (2021) Conditional Cash Transfer: Poverty Reduction Programme Marred by Ricketiness http://saharareporters.com/2021/06/16/conditional-cash-transfer-poverty-reduction-programme-marred-ricketiness-israel-olatunji}[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Ede North Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  8. ^ "Weather Forecast and Conditions for Ede North, Osun, Nigeria - The Weather Channel | Weather.com". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  9. ^ Dada, Joshua (2024-05-14). "Eminent Nigerians In Osun As Adeleke Becomes Asiwaju Of Edeland". Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  10. ^ User (2018-03-27). "Ooni, Alaafin, Olofa, Orangun, others light up Ede for Timi's coronation anniversary". Tribune Online. Retrieved 2024-06-09. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ "Prof. Siyan Oyeweso, Professor of History – DAWN Commission". Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  12. ^ "National Assembly | Federal Republic of Nigeria". nass.gov.ng. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  13. ^ News, Leadership (2024-01-05). "Olofa Ina Buried In Osun Country Home, Ede". Leadership.ng. Retrieved 2024-06-09. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  14. ^ "Ede Muslim Old Students Congratulate Tijani on Promotion – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.