Iseyin

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Iseyin is a prominent town in southwestern Nigeria known for its traditional textile (Aso Oke) weaving and agricultural activities.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Iseyin canonical 2
Aseyin of Iseyin 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
administrativeDivisionOf Iseyin Local Government Area
agriculturalProduct cassava
cocoa
maize
tobacco
yam
climate tropical wet and dry climate
country Nigeria
culturalHeritage Aso Oke fabric
culturalRegion Yorubaland
linked to: Western Nigeria
demographicCharacteristic predominantly Yoruba population
ethnicGroup Yoruba people
governingBody Iseyin Local Government Council
hasEconomicActivity farming
textile production
trading
hasEducationalInstitutionType primary schools
secondary schools
hasIndustry agro-based industry
small-scale textile industry
hasLocalGovernmentHeadquarters Iseyin
hasMarket Oja-Oba market
hasTraditionalCraft dyeing
handloom weaving
knownFor Aso Oke weaving
agricultural activities
traditional textile weaving
languageSpoken Yoruba
locatedIn Oyo State
locatedInGeographicFeature savanna zone of southwestern Nigeria
locatedInRegion Southwestern Nigeria
linked to: Western Nigeria
partOf Iseyin Local Government Area
postalCode 202
regionType Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State
linked to: Oyo State
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional Yoruba religion
roadConnection Ibadan
Ogbomoso
Oyo
Saki
stateCapitalDistance approximately 100 km from Ibadan
timeZone West Africa Time
traditionalRulerTitle Aseyin of Iseyin
linked to: Iseyin
utcOffset +1

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oyo State hasTown Iseyin
Iseyin traditionalRulerTitle Aseyin of Iseyin
linked to: Iseyin