Ada is a town in the

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Local Government area of

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. A town headed by Oba Oyetunde Olumuyiwa Ojo (The Olona of Ada), Ada has the biggest market in the local government area and it generated the highest revenue for it. Some of the compounds that make up the town are Ile Oba Oludele, Ile oba Adeitan, Ile oba Olugbogbo, Ile Aro, Ile Alagbaa, Ojomu Oteniola, Alade, Eesa, Jagun, Osolo, Oke Baale, Asasile, Oluode, Agba Akin, and Ile Odogun.The people of the town are hospitable, industrious, and hardworking. They value education and are accommodating for citation of any businesses due to their large geographical land expanse yet to be developed. There are hotels and a hospital in the town. Miccom Golf Hotel in Ada

Background

The settlement dates from before the late 19th century. Ada has the biggest market in the local government area known as (Obada Market) and it generated the highest revenue for it. Buying and selling takes place every 5 days. The town is the home of a private

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Religion

Several

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s are practiced in the town but

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and

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are the dominant religions, the town has seen a rise in other dominations of Christianity especially the Pentecostal's, Apostolic, Evangelical and others.

Occupations

Ada people's ancient occupation is black soap production ( Osedudu). Another main occupation of the town is

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Hotels and Restaurants

Ada also has hotels for visitors and travelers. Hotels in Ada are listed below. * Miccom Golf Hotel & Resort * Royal life Hotel * Epic Hotel (and others)

Educational institutions

Below is the list of notable

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including private and government schools in the town. Government Schools: * Secondary commercial grammar school * local authority middle school (L.A school) * Baptist Primary School * St Andrew Primary School * Ajayi Memorial High School And others... Private Schools: * Goshen Model college * El-Shaddai Private school * Salem Comprehensive high school * Excel kiddies School And many more

References

Populated places in Osun State {{Osun-geo-stub