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Iyin-Ekiti is a town in 
The town was established between 1951 and 1954, when the Uyin people of the villages of Araromi, Okesale, Oketoro and Okelawe moved to the site which was sparsely occupied back then.
Iyin now has eight primary and three post primary Schools, a modern police station and barracks, a general post office, a local government maternity center and a general hospital.
The town also has a micro-finance bank.
Robert Adeyinka Adebayo, the former Governor of the now defunct Western State of Nigeria from 1966-1971 was born in Iyin in 1928.
The Late Oluyin of Iyin Ekiti, Oba Ademola Ajakaiye, was the pioneer chief judge of Ekiti State. General Hospital Iyin Ekiti was renamed General Adeyinka Adebayo General Hospital, Iyin Ekiti, this change was effected by Ekiti State Government to immortalize Late General Robert Adeyinka Adebayo who died on March 8, 2017 - a day to his 88th birthday.
Iyin Ekiti is home to many prominent Nigerians among which are former Commissioner of Police (during the former military government regime of General Yakubu Gowon), Chief Hector Adeyeye Vincent Omooba, the former Minister for Aviation, Mr Babatunde Omotoba, Major Gen. Olawunmi; the former NYSC boss; Dr Eniola Ajayi, Nigerian ambassador to Hungary; the first executive governor of Ekiti State and a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Otunba
File:Alayo Guest House, Iyin Ekiti 2.jpg, Alayo Guest House, Iyin Ekiti
File:Alayo Guest House, Iyin Ekiti3.jpg, Another view of Alayo Guest House, Iyin Ekiti
All saints church iyin ekiti.22.jpg, All saints church iyin ekiti
Araromi Local Government Development Area Secreteriat, Iyin Ekiti.jpg, Araromi Local Government Development Area Secreteriat, Iyin Ekiti.jpg
Ekiti State
Ekiti () is a state in southwestern Nigeria, bordered to the North by Kwara State for 61 km, to the Northeast by Kogi State for 92 km, to the South and Southeast by Ondo State, and to the West by Osun State for 84 km. Named for the Ekiti ...
, Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
, situated between Igede Ekiti Ado Ekiti in the Southwestern part of Nigeria. It is at an elevation of 457 m.
The town was established between 1951 and 1954, when the Uyin people of the villages of Araromi, Okesale, Oketoro and Okelawe moved to the site which was sparsely occupied back then.
Iyin now has eight primary and three post primary Schools, a modern police station and barracks, a general post office, a local government maternity center and a general hospital.
The town also has a micro-finance bank.
Robert Adeyinka Adebayo, the former Governor of the now defunct Western State of Nigeria from 1966-1971 was born in Iyin in 1928.
The Late Oluyin of Iyin Ekiti, Oba Ademola Ajakaiye, was the pioneer chief judge of Ekiti State. General Hospital Iyin Ekiti was renamed General Adeyinka Adebayo General Hospital, Iyin Ekiti, this change was effected by Ekiti State Government to immortalize Late General Robert Adeyinka Adebayo who died on March 8, 2017 - a day to his 88th birthday.
Iyin Ekiti is home to many prominent Nigerians among which are former Commissioner of Police (during the former military government regime of General Yakubu Gowon), Chief Hector Adeyeye Vincent Omooba, the former Minister for Aviation, Mr Babatunde Omotoba, Major Gen. Olawunmi; the former NYSC boss; Dr Eniola Ajayi, Nigerian ambassador to Hungary; the first executive governor of Ekiti State and a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Otunba Niyi Adebayo
Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo (born 4 February 1958) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment of Nigeria from August 2019 to May 2023. He previously served as the first democratically elected g ...
; Jake Adebayo - founder of one of Africa's most successfully bootstrapped tech startups and Senator Micheal Bamidele among others.
Its closeness to the state capital has helped economically. The new Iyin road is also expected to bring development to the community, as the boundary of Ado-Iyin on the axis is developing rapidly with Tungba Village, NCCF and the Ekiti State Housing Estate all in Iyin-Ekiti.
The town embraces Christianity and Islam without jeopardizing the traditional aspect. In the area of tourism, the town is blessed with ecotourism and cultural tourism sites e. g. Esa Cave, Akonoso bend, and various cultural festivals like Okudu Festival, Odun Opa.
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Populated places in Ekiti State Towns in Yorubaland {{ekiti-geo-stub