Esiẹ

Esiẹ
City
Esiẹ Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 8°12′N 4°53′E / 8.200°N 4.883°E / 8.200; 4.883
Country	Nigeria
State	Kwara State
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)

Esiẹ is a town in Kwara State in Nigeria.

The town was founded by prince Baragbon c. 1770. The dialect of Yoruba spoke in Esie is predominantly Igbonna. The town has a king who is Oba Yakubu Babalola Egunjobi 2.

It is home to the Esiẹ Museum which was the first museum to be established in Nigeria.

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Departments:	Ouémé Plateau Collines Borgou Alibori Zou Donga Zou (Ouinhi) Plateau (Kétou)

States:	Lagos State Ogun State Osun State Ekiti State Ondo State Oyo State Kwara State Kogi State Edo State

Major cities:	Lagos Ibadan Abẹokuta Ọyọ Ilé-Ifẹ Ilorin Akure Ogbomosho Owo Osogbo Ado-Ekiti Iwo Ondo City Porto Novo

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