Eko-Ende | |
Pushpin Map: | Nigeria |
Coordinates: | 7.9432°N 4.5929°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nigeria |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Osun State |
Subdivision Type2: | Local Government Area |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | WAT |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Postal Code: | 231110 |
Eko-Ende (or Eko Ende, Eko-Ende) is a community in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ọṣun State, Nigeria.
Eko-Ende has a tropical climate, with an average temperature of . Average annual rainfall is, with peaks in July and September, and little rain between November and February.Eko-Ende lies just west of the town of Ikirun.The farming community lies on the Ikirun-Ogbomoso road, in-between Eko-Ajala and Ore communities.
The Eko-Ende Dam on the Otin River was impounded in 1973 to form a reservoir with a capacity of 5.5 MCM.The headworks were designed to supply potable water to the communities of Oba, Eko-Ende, Eko-Ajala, Ikirun, Iragbiji and Okuku. The dam is an earth structure, completed in 1979, with a capacity of .
The Jalumi War of 1 November 1878 took place in the hilly country of the northeast of Osun State in the area that includes Ikirun, Iba, Inisa, Okuku and Eko-Ende. It was one of the series of civil wars in Yoruba land between 1793 and 1893.The traditional ruler is the Elende of Eko-Ende. As of 2013, Oba Abdul-Rauf Adebayo Ajiboye held this title.
In March 2022 the former king Elende of Eko-Ende Oba Abdul-Rauf Adebayo Ajiboye joined is acestors.[1]
The kingmarker of Eko-Ende announced Adekunle Abdul-Waheed Babatunde has the new king.[2]
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