Oriade is a Local Government area in the northeastern part of

Osun State Osun State (; yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣun), occasionally known as the State of Osun by the state government, is a state in southwestern Nigeria; bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states, to the north by Kwara State, to the south by Ogu ...

. It is predominantly occupied by the Ijesa people. Its capital is Ijebu-Jesa (or Ijebu Ijesha) in the north of the area at. It has an area of 465 km and a population of 148,617 at the 2006 census. The

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of the area is 233. The area covers various cities and towns, including parts of

Ilesa Ilesa () is an ancient town located in the Osun State, southwest Nigeria; it is also the name of a historic kingdom (also known as Ijesha) centred on that village. The state is ruled by a monarch bearing the title of the Owa Obokun Adimula of Ij ...

, Ijebu-Jesa,

Ipetu-Ijesha Ipetu-Ijesa also called Ipetu-Aro Odo among its inhabitants is a town in Oriade local government area, in Osun State, Nigeria. It is located in the western part of Nigeria, about 40 km from Ile-Ife and 37 km from Akure (capital of Ondo S ...

, Erinmo, Erin-Ijesa, Iloko, Ijeda, Iwaraja, Erin-oke,

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, Ikeji-Arakeji, Ikeji-Ile, Ira-Ikeji, Orisunbare, Iwoye, Owena, Dagbaja, Omo-Ijesa, Ilo-Ayegunle, Ere, Eti-Oni, Apoti, Ijinmo etc. There are tourists sites such as Oluminrin Water Falls among others Erin_jesa_waterfall

Women in towns like Ipetu Ijesa, Ikeji Ile,

, Ikeji-Arakeji work are mat weavers. This is derived from local long grass called "Eni" in the local dialect.

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is located in the area.

References

Local Government Areas in Osun State {{Osun-geo-stub