Otan Ayegbaju

Otan Otan Koto
Town
Otan Ayegbaju
A cathedral in Otan Ayegbaju.
Otan Location of Otan Ayegbaju in Nigeria
Coordinates: 7°57′0″N 4°48′0″E / 7.95000°N 4.80000°E / 7.95000; 4.80000
Country	Nigeria
State	Osun
Local Government area	Boluwaduro
First settled	1500s
Founded by	Descendants of Oduduwa
Government
• Type	Monarchy
• Owa of Otan Ayegbaju	Lukman Adesola Ojo Fadipe Arenibiowo
Area
• Total	100 km2 (40 sq mi)

Otan Ayegbaju (Otan for short) is an historic town in Yorubaland founded about 500 years ago by descendants of Oduduwa, who migrated from Ifẹ. It is the headquarters of Boluwaduro Local Government Area. Nearby towns are , , Igbajo, and Oyan. ^[1]

The Owa of Otan Ayegbaju is the title given to the ruler or king. The Owa of Otan Ayegbaju was the 26th child of Oduduwa. The town's government wasn't destroyed by inter-tribal wars. The current Owa is Lukman Adesola Ojo Fadipe Arenibiowo and Owa Olatanka III. They started ruling in June 2009.^[2]

History[]

It was found by the descendants of Oduduwa five hundred years ago. The founders left Ile-ife, to settle at Otan-Ile before moving to Otan Koto (present day Otan Ayegabaju). Otan is a culturally rich town whose population is mostly made up of Ijesas and the Oyo tribal group.^{[citation needed]}

Geography[]

Otan is located in the northern area of Osun State, thirty-seven kilometers from Oshogbo. It covers a land mass of 100 km². Its terrain consists of hills, mountains, dense forest, vegetation and gullies. The climate is tropical with warm temperatures and low humidity.^[3]

Otan Ayegbaju borders with Eripa, Iresi, Oke-run, Igbajo and Oyan.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

Coordinates: 7°57′N 4°48′E / 7.950°N 4.800°E / 7.950; 4.800