Ise Ekiti
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Ise Ekiti is a city in Ekiti State
Ekiti State
Ekiti State is a state in southwest Nigeria, created on October 1, 1996 alongside five other new states by military dictator General Sani Abacha...

, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

, It is the traditional home of Akinluaduse, also known as Akinluse by the inhabitants of the city. Akinluse was a great warrior in the ancient Oyo empire. Ise - Ekiti is the headquarter of the Ise/Orun
Ise/Orun
Ise/Orun is a Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ise Ekiti.It has an area of 432 km² and a population of 113,754 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 361....

 Local Government Area
Local Government Areas in Nigeria
||Nigeria has 774 Local Government Areas .Each local government area is administered by a Local Government Council consisting of a chairman who is the Chief Executive of the LGA, and other elected members who are referred to as Councillors....

, along with Orun
Ise/Orun
Ise/Orun is a Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ise Ekiti.It has an area of 432 km² and a population of 113,754 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 361....

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Its geographic coordinates are 7°27′36"N 5°25′12"E.
As of 2006, the Arinjale, or king, of Ise-Ekiti is Oba Ayodele Ajayi.
As of 2007 Ise Ekiti had an estimated population of 204,022.
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