Ilesa
Ilesa or Ilesha is a historic city located in Osun State, southwest Nigeria; it is also the name of the capital of a historic state-kingdom centred around that town as the capital.
Ilesa or Ilesha is a historic city located in Osun State, southwest Nigeria; it is also the name of the capital of a historic state-kingdom centred around that town as the capital. The state is ruled by a monarch bearing the title of His Imperial Majesty, the Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland. The city of Ilesa consists of Ilesa itself and a number of surrounding cities.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Erin Ijesa Waterfalls
These waterfalls are in Erin-Ijesha, Oriade local government.
- 02Owa Obokun Adimula Palace
The Palace of the Monarch of Ijesha people houses monuments and artefacts.
- 03Obokungusi Town Hall
The Obokungusi town hall is the meeting place where the monarch Owa Obokun sits and meets with his people to discuss things pertaining to the city.
- 04Statute of Owa Obokun
Ereja Square in front of Adimula's Palace.
From Wikivoyage: Ilesa, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
Bukateria, Adelegan Omol,ilesa. Daily 8AM-10PM. Delivery. Takeaway. Dine-in.
- 01Captain Cook
8AM-10PM.
- 02Tasteful Kitchen and Bakery
Fast food and restaurant, a cool place to hang out, clean and serene environment.
From Wikivoyage: Ilesa, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Ilesa
- Airports
- General Tunde Idiagbon (ILR), 95 km · Murtala Muhammed (LOS), 193 km · Asaba (ABB), 266 km
- Ilorin/Ogbomosho → Ilesa95 km · quickest by road, 2h 52m · ₦7,700–10,250
- Lagos → Ilesa198 km · quickest by road, 3h 31m · ₦13,350–17,800
- Asaba → Ilesa271 km · quickest by road, 5h 34m · ₦20,300–27,100
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Ilesa
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ilesa. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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If you know how people move in Ilesa – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Ilesa
Ilesa is 23 km from Ile-Ife, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.