Igbaja
title: "Igbaja" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-kwara-state"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-kwara-state" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igbaja" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Igbaja |
| settlement_type | Town |
| pushpin_map | Nigeria |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_mapsize | 200 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Nigeria |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Nigeria |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Kwara State |
| subdivision_type2 | Local Government Area |
| subdivision_name2 | Ifelodun |
| timezone | WAT |
| utc_offset | +1 |
| coordinates | |
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|name = Igbaja |settlement_type =Town |pushpin_map =Nigeria |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_mapsize =200 |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Nigeria |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Nigeria |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Kwara State |subdivision_type2 = Local Government Area |subdivision_name2 = Ifelodun |timezone =WAT |utc_offset = +1 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = Igbaja is a community in Ifelodun Local Government Area, Kwara State, Nigeria, at an elevation of 349 m. It is about 40 km southeast of Ilorin, and is in Igbomina country. The Ilorin Provincial Gazetteer (1918) dates the settlement of Igbaja as late 17th or early 18th century, while the Igbaja District Gazetteer (1933–35) puts it about 1750 AD.{{cite web |url=http://www.unilorin.edu.ng/unilorin/publications/ayedun/POTTERY%20MAKING%20IN%20IGBAJA.htm |title=POTTERY MAKING IN IGBAJA, IGBOMINA AREA, KWARA STATE |author=D.K. Aiyedun |publisher=Centre for Nigerian Cultural Studies, Ahmadu Bello University |accessdate=2009-11-27 |archive-date=4 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504223326/http://www.unilorin.edu.ng/unilorin/publications/ayedun/POTTERY%20MAKING%20IN%20IGBAJA.htm |url-status=dead
The wet season lasts from April to October, with 50–100 cm of rain. In the dry season from November to March there is 0–13 cm of rain. The natural landscape is Southern Guinea savanna, or open woodland. The soils are deep and red, often with clayey subsoils, suitable for pottery making.
The traditional ruler is the Elese of Igbaja, Alhaji Ahmed Babalola Awuni Arepo III, who celebrated his 79th birthday in April 2009, attended by the Kwara State Governor, Doctor Bukola Saraki.{{cite web |url=http://www.radiokwara.com/newscommunity/news_info.php?ID=2535 |title=Coronation Anniversary of Elese of Igbaja holds tomorrow |date=2009-05-08 |publisher=Radio Kwara |accessdate=2009-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524045811/http://www.radiokwara.com/newscommunity/news_info.php?ID=2535 |archive-date=24 May 2010 |url-status=dead In August 2009 he advised Muslims to observe the rules of the holy month of Ramadan, and to practice love and tolerance.{{cite web |url=http://www.radiokwara.com/newscommunity/news_info.php?ID=3011 |title=Elese of Igbaja enjoins Muslims to ensure total purity during Ramadan |date=2009-08-19 |publisher=Radio Kwara |author=Bashiru Jimoh |accessdate=2009-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100519211015/http://www.radiokwara.com/newscommunity/news_info.php?ID=3011 |archive-date=19 May 2010 |url-status=dead Notable Luminariea from this town are numerous. Some of them are Late Alhaji Chief Raimi Dosunmu (Aro), Late Alhaji Chief Disu Dosunmu, Alhaji Chief Sadiku Oke-owo Adigun Baba Adinni of Ajumose Mosque Oshodi, Chief (Dr.) Abdul Raheem Oladimeji OFR, Founder Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin; scholar Sheikh Abdul Rahman Muhammadul Awwal Owolabi (K.B.N.M.T.I.L), Chief Alhaji Abdul Raheem Aroyehun Zubair, Chief Abdul Kareem Ikolaba, etc.
There have in the past been conflicts in the area between local farmers and nomadic pastoralists.{{cite web |url=http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?z=20&a=322 |title=Igbaja: Menace of nomadic killers |date=26 November 2004 |publisher=Punch |accessdate=2009-11-27 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930054906/http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?z=20&a=322 |url-status=dead
The Evangelical Church of West Africa now known as the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) established a theological seminary in Igbaja on 12 February 1941, with eighteen students. The seminary trains men and women in biblical interpretation, with the goal of equipping them to become preachers.{{cite web |url=http://ecwatsi.org/History.htm |title=ECWA Theological Seminary, Igbaja Nigeria |publisher=ECWA Theological Seminary, Igbaja Nigeria |accessdate=2009-11-27 |archive-date=26 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726013708/http://ecwatsi.org/History.htm |url-status=dead
Climate
Igbaja has a tropical wet and dry or savanna climate and is located at an altitude of 394.97 meters (1295.83 feet) above sea level (Classification: Aw). The district's annual temperature of 30.03oC (86.05oF) is 0.57% higher than the national average for Nigeria. Igbaja experiences 150.83 rainy days (41.32% of the time) annually and average precipitation of 103.13 millimeters (4.06 inches).
References
The first Bible College (Vernacular Started in 1911 at Egbe, it was moved to Agunjin in 1923 and in 1930 a vernacular Bible school started in Igbaja. This was closed down because the missionary who started it was ill and return home. The continuation of that SIM Bible School began again on 12 February 1941.
References
- "Welcome To Igbaja - LAND OF GREAT WARRIORS".
- Atlas, Weather. "Yearly & Monthly weather - Igbaja, Nigeria".
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