Iseyin

The town houses College of Agriculture and Renewarable Natural Sciences of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Iseyin campus. The town also has a private Polytechnic named SAF Polytechnic, Iseyin, a Government Technical College and the Oyo State NYSC (National Youth Service Corps) permanent orientation camp.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-12-29 |title=LAUTECH governing council lauds Makinde over new Iseyin campus |url=https://guardian.ng/features/lautech-governing-council-lauds-makinde-over-new-iseyin-campus/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}

The town has a number of secondary schools like SAF Poly International School, Kelani College Iseyin, Saint Thomas College, Greater Love Model College, Iseyin District Grammar School, Baptist Secondary Grammar School, Iseyin, Ansarudeen Grammar School, St John Catholic Grammar School, Muslim Grammar School, ETC.{{Cite web |title=Map - Iseyin - MAP[N]ALL.COM |url=https://www.mapnall.org/en/Map-Iseyin_1332629.html |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=www.mapnall.org}}

Iseyin also has an ultra modern private Digital Library named Raji Oke-Esa Memorial Library, the library was commissioned by the Nigeria former president, General (Rtd.) Olusegun Obasanjo, and Ebedi Writers' Residency situated at the hill-side of Barracks area of the city. This International Residency has brought great writers, journalists and authors all over the world including Africa's first Nobel Laurel, Prof. Wole Soyinka, Jumoke Verissiomo, Funmi Aluko, Richard Ali, Paul Liam and others.

List of Higher institution in Iseyin:

• LAUTECH College of Agricultural Sciences and Renewable Natural Resources, Iseyin Campus
• SAF Polytechnic, Iseyin
• Iseyin College of Science and Health Technology, Iseyin
• The West African Polytechnic,Iseyin (Proposed permanent site)

Iseyin is the headquarters of Oke-Ogun zone of Oyo state. A Sugar Cane Processing Company was established in the town. The primary industry of the area is cotton-based textiles. {{cite web | url = http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Iseyin.html | title = The Columbia Encyclopedia | access-date = 2007-04-06}} Iseyin is the fourth largest built environment in Oyo state, after Ibadan, Ogbomoso and arguably Oyo. Iseyin is also known as the home of Aso Òkè. Aso Òkè or Òfì is a popular traditional fabric mostly used for ceremonies amongst the Yoruba people of Nigeria.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-24 |title=The History of Iseyin, Nigeria's Home of Aso-oke Iseyin is an ancient city |url=https://refinedng.com/the-history-of-iseyin-nigerias-home-of-aso-oke/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=RefinedNG |language=en-US}}

Other industries located in Iseyin include:{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}

• British American Tobacco
• Cympul Organic Agrofood, Iseyin
• Oyo Sugar Processors Limited, Iseyin
• Kitovu Technology Company, Iseyin
• McAgric International, Iseyin
• Psaltry Mechanized Agriculture, Iseyin
• Friesland Campina (Wamco)
• C. Woermann Nigeria Limited Iseyin Distribution office

The following are the list of current terrestrial Frequency Modulator (FM) Radio station operating in Iseyin:{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}

• KASMON FM Station 87.8
• AFRAS FM Station 107.7

Tobacco is grown in Iseyin, amongst other food and cash crops, it is as a result of this that a big tobacco company - British American Tobacco - has a "leave office" in the town. Iseyin is part of the Oke-Ogun towns referred to as the "food basket" of Nigeria.{{Cite web |last=Tobi |first=Majaro |title=Iseyin search |url=https://www.academia.edu/37803172}}

Because of sustainable annual rainfall in the area, the major agricultural activities are farming, hunting, fishing, and food processing, among others. Iseyin produces virtually all farm produces such as yam, maize, cassava, plantain among many others.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-24 |title=The History of Iseyin, Nigeria's Home of Aso-oke Iseyin is an ancient city |url=https://refinedng.com/the-history-of-iseyin-nigerias-home-of-aso-oke/ |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=RefinedNG |language=en-US}}

Ikere Gorge dam is located in the town, it was said to be the second largest dam when it was discovered alongside Kanji dam during President Obasanjo's regime (Military). Ikere gorge dam is a man-made dam, It is a source of water for communities in Iseyin and its suburbs. During the rainy season, the dam swells to full capacity. Tons of fish are produced from the dam, which can be a source of IGR for the government. The dam when maintained, is capable of generating electricity for the whole South-West states of Nigeria. The dam can be used for irrigation and tourist center.{{Cite web |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/investigationspecial-reports/436794-ikere-gorge-dam-nigerias-abandoned-hydropower-fish-production-facility.html?tztc=1 |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=www.premiumtimesng.com}}

The primary industry of Iseyin is cotton-based textiles, and Iseyin reputed as the [http://sunnewsonline.com/i-s-e-y-i-n-home-of-yorubas-aso-ofi/ home of Aso Ofi or Aso Oke], a popular traditional fabric worn on special occasions by the Yoruba usually for coronation, chieftaincy, wedding engagement, festivals, naming ceremony, and other important events.{{Cite journal |last1=Diyaolu |first1=Idowu |last2=Omotosho |first2=Halima |date=2020-01-01 |title=Aso Òkè Weaving Techniques and Perception in Iseyin, Oyo State, Nigeria |url=https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/tsaconf/1139 |journal=Textile Society of America Symposium Proceedings}}

The maiden Aso-Ofi festival was observed on September 27, 2016, during World Tourism Day. The festival was conceptualized to showcase and celebrate the locally made fabric.{{Cite web|url=http://sunnewsonline.com/i-s-e-y-i-n-home-of-yorubas-aso-ofi/|title=I-S-E-Y-I-N : Home of Yoruba's Aso-Ofi|website=Sun Newspaper|date=21 September 2017 }}

With high temperatures and little precipitation, the town has a tropical climate, with winters being less precipitous than summers.{{Cite web |title=Iseyin climate: Temperature Iseyin & Weather By Month |url=https://en.climate-data.org/africa/nigeria/oyo/iseyin-377290/#google_vignette |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=en.climate-data.org}}{{Cite web |title=Iseyin Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/48851/Average-Weather-in-Iseyin-Nigeria-Year-Round |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Atlas |first=Weather |title=Yearly & Monthly weather - Iseyin, Nigeria |url=https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/nigeria/iseyin-climate |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=Weather Atlas |language=en}}

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| location = Iseyin (1991–2020)

| Jan record high C = 38

| Feb record high C = 41

| Mar record high C = 40

| Apr record high C = 40

| May record high C = 37

| Jun record high C = 37.3

| Jul record high C = 34

| Aug record high C = 31.3

| Sep record high C = 33

| Oct record high C = 34.5

| Nov record high C = 37

| Dec record high C = 37

| year record high C = 41.0

| Jan high C = 34.2

| Feb high C = 35.5

| Mar high C = 35.0

| Apr high C = 33.1

| May high C = 31.5

| Jun high C = 29.9

| Jul high C = 28.1

| Aug high C = 27.4

| Sep high C = 28.8

| Oct high C = 30.3

| Nov high C = 32.7

| Dec high C = 33.9

| year high C = 31.7

| Jan mean C = 27.6

| Feb mean C = 29.0

| Mar mean C = 29.2

| Apr mean C = 28.1

| May mean C = 27.1

| Jun mean C = 25.9

| Jul mean C = 24.7

| Aug mean C = 24.2

| Sep mean C = 25.1

| Oct mean C = 26.0

| Nov mean C = 27.4

| Dec mean C = 27.4

| year mean C = 26.8

| Jan low C = 20.9

| Feb low C = 22.4

| Mar low C = 23.4

| Apr low C = 23.1

| May low C = 22.6

| Jun low C = 21.9

| Jul low C = 21.3

| Aug low C = 20.9

| Sep low C = 21.3

| Oct low C = 21.7

| Nov low C = 22.1

| Dec low C = 20.9

| year low C = 21.9

| Jan record low C = 14

| Feb record low C = 12

| Mar record low C = 16

| Apr record low C = 16

| May record low C = 18

| Jun record low C = 15

| Jul record low C = 16

| Aug record low C = 16.5

| Sep record low C = 15

| Oct record low C = 19

| Nov record low C = 14

| Dec record low C = 13.8

| year record low C = 12.0

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm = 9.2

| Feb precipitation mm = 15.6

| Mar precipitation mm = 66.9

| Apr precipitation mm = 107.7

| May precipitation mm = 156.8

| Jun precipitation mm = 168.6

| Jul precipitation mm = 150.0

| Aug precipitation mm = 146.8

| Sep precipitation mm = 219.2

| Oct precipitation mm = 176.7

| Nov precipitation mm = 23.8

| Dec precipitation mm = 2.9

| year precipitation mm = 1244.1

| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 0.6

| Feb precipitation days = 1.4

| Mar precipitation days = 4.4

| Apr precipitation days = 6.9

| May precipitation days = 10.5

| Jun precipitation days = 11.8

| Jul precipitation days = 11.3

| Aug precipitation days = 11.2

| Sep precipitation days = 14.9

| Oct precipitation days = 12.0

| Nov precipitation days = 2.0

| Dec precipitation days = 0.4

| year precipitation days = 87.3

| Jan humidity = 66.6

| Feb humidity = 70.5

| Mar humidity = 78.6

| Apr humidity = 84.3

| May humidity = 87.1

| Jun humidity = 88.5

| Jul humidity = 89.1

| Aug humidity = 89.1

| Sep humidity = 89.1

| Oct humidity = 87.9

| Nov humidity = 80.3

| Dec humidity = 70.1

| year humidity = 81.8

| source = NOAA{{cite web

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|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Iseyin

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|access-date = January 5, 2024}}

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• Professor Peller, magician (1941-1997)
• Olukayode Ariwoola, former Chief Justice of Nigeria
• Shina Peller, businessman and Politician
• Gbemisola Adeoti, academic and poet
• Afeez Oyetoro, comic actor
• Nike Peller, actress

Raji oke Ewa

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• Ikere George Dam
• Manor House (Historical Tourist center)
• Aseyin Palace
• Ace Mall
• Oyo state NYSC Orientation Camp
• Silver ZB resort
• Oremoje Hill
• Iseyin central mosque
• Aisha Aweni memorial islamic center
• Lautech Iseyin campus
• Iseyin Aso ofi weaving centers
• Kara market Km2
• Ado awaiye suspended lake
• Iseyin City Hall
• Peller
• Koso
• Barracks
• Oju Baba
• Saorat store
• Ijemba
• Atoori
• Isalu
• Ekunle
• Custom
• Odo omu
• Oja Oba
• Oja Agbe
• Oke Oremoje
• Agip
• Itan
• Saw Mill Abaletu
• Ilabe

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• Ogunbado
• Olokoyo
• Idi-Ose

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