Oriade
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Oriade is a Local Government area in the northeastern part of Osun State
Osun State
Ọṣun State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria. Its capital is Osogbo. It is bounded in the north by Kwara State, in the east partly by Ekiti State and partly by Ondo State, in the south by Ogun State and in the west by Oyo State. The state's current governor is Rauf Aregbesola, who was...

. It is predominantly occupied by the Ijesa people. Its capital is Ijebu-Jesa
Ijebu-jesa
Ijebu-jesa is the capital of Oriade Local Government area in Osun State of Nigeria.It is a commuter city with connections to Ekiti State on one side, Ondo State on another and it has a border with the famous Ilesa the sorounding towns area Iwoye-jesa, Iloko-jesa, Ere and Ijeda.This city also serves...

 (or Ijebu Ijesha) in the north of the area at7°41′00"N 4°49′00"E.

It has an area of 465 km² and a population of 148,617 at the 2006 census.

The postal code
Postal code
A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. Once postal codes were introduced, other applications became possible.In February 2005, 117 of the 190 member countries of the Universal Postal Union had postal code systems...

 of the area is 233.

The area covers various cities and towns, including parts of Ilesa
Ilesa
Ilesa is a city located in the south west of Nigeria; it is also the name of a historic state centered around that city. The state was ruled by a monarch bearing the title of Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland...

, Ijebu-Jesa
Ijebu-jesa
Ijebu-jesa is the capital of Oriade Local Government area in Osun State of Nigeria.It is a commuter city with connections to Ekiti State on one side, Ondo State on another and it has a border with the famous Ilesa the sorounding towns area Iwoye-jesa, Iloko-jesa, Ere and Ijeda.This city also serves...

, Ipetu-Ijesa, Erinmo, Erin-Ijesa, Iloko, Ijeda, Iwaraja, Erin-oke, Ikeji-Arakeji
Ikeji-Arakeji
Ikeji-Arakeji is a town in Oriade local government Area of Osun state, Nigeria.It is located in west of Nigeria,37 km from Akure...

, Ikeji-Ile, Ira-Ikeji,Orisunbare,Iwoye, Owena, Dagbaja, Omo-Ijesa, Ilo-Ayegunle, Ere, Eti-Oni, Apoti, Ijinmo etc.

There are tourists sites such as Oluminrin Water Falls among others.

Women in towns like Ipetu Ijesa, Ikeji Ile, Ikeji-Arakeji
Ikeji-Arakeji
Ikeji-Arakeji is a town in Oriade local government Area of Osun state, Nigeria.It is located in west of Nigeria,37 km from Akure...

work are mat weavers. This is derived from local long grass called "Eni" in the local dialect.
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