Ijero Ekiti

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'''Ijero Ekiti'''{{Audio|Ijero_Ekiti.wav|Listen}} is a town in Ekiti State of Nigeria in West Africa. Ijero Ekiti is situated in the northwest part of Ekiti State.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-08-18 |title=Ekiti LCDAs: Ijero Community Alleges Political Marginalisation |url=https://independent.ng/ekiti-lcdas-ijero-community-alleges-political-marginalisation/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-08-08 |newspaper=Independent|language=en-GB}}</ref> Ijero Ekiti is the Local Government Headquarters of Ijero. The main language spoken by the indigenes of Ijero Ekiti is Ekiti dialect and the Yoruba language.<ref>{{Cite web |last=places |date=1970-01-01 |title=Towns & Villages in Ijero « Ekiti State « Nigeria. |url=https://townsvillages.com/ng/ijero/ |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=Towns & Villages |language=en-US}}</ref>

Ijero Ekiti<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mindat.org |url=https://www.mindat.org/feature-2338385.html |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=www.mindat.org}}</ref> is about seven hours drive to Abuja, The Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria, also about five hours drive to Lagos City Metropolis and about one hour drive to Ado Ekiti, the Capital of Ekiti State.

==Population and economy==

Ijero Ekiti has a population of 165,099, according to the 2006 population census.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ijero Local Government Area |url=https://www.manpower.com.ng/places/lga/288/ijero |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=www.manpower.com.ng}}</ref> The Ijero people are agrarian society producing food crops such as yam, cocoyam, cassava, pepper, tomatoes, and banana.<ref name=":0" />

Ijero Ekiti has the presence of both federal and state in the town such as schools (primary and secondary), Federal Road Safety Corps and Primary Health Care, etc.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ijero Local Government Area |url=https://www.finelib.com/listing/Ijero-Local-Government-Area/21152/ |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=www.finelib.com}}</ref>

== Climate condition == March is Ijero-Ekiti's hottest month of the year, with an average temperature of {{cvt|89|°F|order=flip|link=on}} and a low of {{cvt|71|°F|order=flip}}. The cool season goes on for 3.9 months, from June 17 to October 13, with a typical everyday high temperature underneath {{cvt|82|°F|order=flip}}. The coldest month of the year in Ijero-Ekiti is August, with a typical low of {{cvt|68|°F|order=flip}} and high of {{cvt|80|°F|order=flip}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ijero-Ekiti Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/51436/Average-Weather-in-Ijero-Ekiti-Nigeria-Year-Round |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}}</ref>

The state generally has two distinct seasons thanks to its tropical climate. These are the blustery season (April-October) and the dry season (November-March). Temperature ranges somewhere in the range of {{cvt|21 and 28|°C}} high.

=== Simulated historical climate & weather data for Ijero-Ekiti === The "mean day to day greatest" (strong red line) shows the most extreme temperature of a typical day for each month for Ijero-Ekiti. Similarly, the average minimum temperature is depicted by the "mean daily minimum" (solid blue line). Hot days and cold evenings (ran red and blue lines) show the normal of the most smoking day and coldest evening of every long stretch of the most recent 30 years. When planning your vacation, you can anticipate the average temperatures and be ready for warmer and colder days.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Simulated historical climate & weather data for Ijero-Ekiti |url=https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/ijero-ekiti_nigeria_2338385 |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=meteoblue |language=en}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==Further reading== *''Ijero Kingdom in Yoruba History'' by J. Wellington Alufa (1996) *''Tell Ijeroism'' by Femi Alufa (2003) *''Ajero Oyiyosoye and the Ekitiparapo War'' by Leke Oyebade (2001)

Category:Towns in Yorubaland Category:Local government areas in Ekiti State