Ilesa

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Ilesa

Total population

277,904

Coordinates7.62°, 4.74°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics (Nigeria). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Ilesa or Ilesha is a historic city located in Osun State, southwest Nigeria; it is also the name of the capital of a historic state-kingdom centred around that town as the capital. The state is ruled by a monarch bearing the title of His Imperial Majesty, the Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland. The city of Ilesa consists of Ilesa itself and a number of surrounding cities.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

T

T. M. Aluko

Nigerian writer (1918-2010)

M

Moses Olaiya

Nigerian comedian, writer and actor (1936-2018)

B

Babatunji Olowofoyeku

Nigerian politician

B

Bolaji Akinyemi

Nigerian Professor of Political Science

O

Omoworare Babajide

politician in Nigeria

D

David Akinluyi

Nigerian rugby union player

J

Joseph Fadahunsi

Nigerian politician and businessman

L

Lawrence Omole

Nigerian businessman

O

O. O. Adewoye

Nigerian academic

O

Olateju Oyeleye

Nigerian businessman (1924-2013)

Rauf Aregbesola

Nigerian politician

K

Kayode Eso

Nigerian lawyer and judge (1925-2012)

Fredrick Kúmókụn Adédeji Haastrup

Chieftain

Tayo Ayeni

Nigerian businessman

G

Gloria Bamiloye

Nigerian dramatist, film actress, producer and a director

Mike Bamiloye

Gospel Movie Producer and Actor

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Osun

• Erin-Ijesa
  10.5 mi away
• Ife
  15.8 mi away · pop. 501,952
• Oshogbo
  16.7 mi away · pop. 156,694
• Okinni
  21 mi away
• Ipetumodu
  21.6 mi away
• Otan Ayegbaju
  22.5 mi away
• Erin-osun
  22.6 mi away
• Ilobu
  23 mi away
• Iba
  23.9 mi away
• Inisa
  25.8 mi away
• Aiyepe
  26 mi away
• Ila Orangun
  29.2 mi away

Browse all places in Osun →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ilesa

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

prostrate globe-amaranth

Gomphrena celosioides

Seen 2026-06-11

Dancing Amber

Telchinia serena

Seen 2025-06-25

Gaboon Viper

Bitis gabonica

Seen 2025-05-23

African Migrant

Catopsilia florella

Seen 2024-10-12

hairy senna

Senna hirsuta

Seen 2024-10-12

Gaudy Commodore

Precis octavia

Seen 2023-11-29

Ascalaphine Split-eyed Owlflies

Ascalaphini

Seen 2023-11-28

Cloak-and-Dagger Bees

Thyreus

Seen 2023-09-15

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Seen 2023-01-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).