# Eko-Ende

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**Eko-Ende** (or **Eko Ende**, **Eko-Ende**) is a community in the [Ifelodun](/source/Ifelodun,_Osun_State) Local Government Area of Ọṣun State, Nigeria.

## Location

Eko-Ende has a tropical climate, with an average temperature of 26 °C (79 °F). Average annual rainfall is 1,254 millimetres (49.4 in), with peaks in July and September, and little rain between November and February.[1] Eko-Ende lies just west of the town of [Ikirun](/source/Ikirun). The farming community lies on the Ikirun-Ogbomoso road,[2] in-between Eko-Ajala and Ore communities.

## Dam

The Eko-Ende Dam on the [Otin River](/source/Otin_River) was impounded in 1973 to form a reservoir with a capacity of 5.5 MCM. The headworks were designed to supply potable water to the communities of Oba, Eko-Ende, Eko-Ajala, [Ikirun](/source/Ikirun), [Iragbiji](/source/Iragbiji) and [Okuku](/source/Okuku,_Osun_State).[citation needed] The dam is an earth structure, completed in 1979, with a capacity of 910,000 cubic metres (32,000,000 cu ft).[citation needed]

## History

The [Jalumi War](/source/Jalumi_War) of 1 November 1878 took place in the hilly country of the northeast of Osun State in the area that includes [Ikirun](/source/Ikirun), [Iba](/source/Iba,_Osun_State), [Inisa](/source/Inisa), [Okuku](/source/Okuku,_Osun_State) and Eko-Ende. It was one of the series of civil wars in Yoruba land between 1793 and 1893.[3] The traditional ruler is the Elende of Eko-Ende. As of 2013, Oba Abdul-Rauf Adebayo Ajiboye held this title.[2]

## King

In March 2022 the former king Elende of Eko-Ende Oba Abdul-Rauf Adebayo Ajiboye joined is [acestors.](/source/Ancestor)[4]

### New Monarch

The kingmarker of Eko-Ende announced Adekunle Abdul-Waheed Babatunde has the new king.[5]

## References

**Citations**

1. Climate: Eko-Ende.

1. Lemuel 2013.

1. The Jalumi War in Yoruba History, Odo-Otin.

1. Agboola, Ayobami & Telegraph, New (2023-03-26). ["JUST-IN: Osun Monarch, Elende Of Eko-Ende Joins Ancestors - New Telegraph"](https://newtelegraphng.com/just-in-osun-monarch-elende-of-eko-ende-joins-ancestors/,%20https://newtelegraphng.com/just-in-osun-monarch-elende-of-eko-ende-joins-ancestors/). *[New Telegraph](/source/New_Telegraph)*. Retrieved 2024-06-28.[dead link]

1. Obarayese, Sikiru (2023-11-18). ["Osun: Chartered Accountant emerges Oba-elect of Eko-Ende"](https://tribuneonlineng.com/osun-chartered-accountant-emerges-oba-elect-of-eko-ende/). *[Nigerian Tribune](/source/Nigerian_Tribune)*. Retrieved 2024-06-28.

**Sources**

- ["Climate: Eko-Ende"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140819102826/http://en.climate-data.org/location/381060/). *Climate-data.org*. Archived from [the original](http://en.climate-data.org/location/381060/) on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
- Lemuel, Tunde (2013-12-15). ["Eko-Ende traditional ruler wants Oyo, Osun boundary road rehabilitated"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125916/http://royaltimes.net/more/community-reports/eko-ende-traditional-ruler-wants-oyo-osun-boundary-road-rehabilitated/). *Royal Times*. Archived from [the original](http://royaltimes.net/more/community-reports/eko-ende-traditional-ruler-wants-oyo-osun-boundary-road-rehabilitated/) on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
- ["The Jalumi War in Yoruba History"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140818082811/http://www.odo-otin.os.gov.ng/index.php/about-odo-otin-local-government/tourist-attraction). Odo-Otin Local Government. Archived from [the original](http://www.odo-otin.os.gov.ng/index.php/about-odo-otin-local-government/tourist-attraction) on 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2014-08-17.

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