Eko-Ende (or Eko Ende, Eko-Ende) is a community in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ọṣun State, Nigeria.
Location
Eko-Ende has a tropical climate, with an average temperature of .
Average annual rainfall is , with peaks in July and September, and little rain between November and February.
Eko-Ende lies just west of the town of
Ikirun.
The farming community lies on the Ikirun-Ogbomoso road, in-between Eko-Ajala and Ore communities.
Dam
The Eko-Ende Dam on the
Otin River was impounded in 1973 to form a reservoir with a capacity of 5.5 MCM.
The headworks were designed to supply potable water to the communities of Oba, Eko-Ende, Eko-Ajala,
Ikirun,
Iragbiji and Okuku. The dam is an earth structure, completed in 1979, with a capacity of .
History
The
Jalumi War of 1 November 1878 took place in the hilly country of the northeast of Osun State in the area that includes
Ikirun, Iba,
Inisa, Okuku and Eko-Ende. It was one of the series of civil wars in Yoruba land between 1793 and 1893.
The traditional ruler is the Elende of Eko-Ende. As of 2013, Oba Abdul-Rauf Adebayo Ajiboye held this title.
King
In March 2022 the former king Elende of Eko-Ende Oba Abdul-Rauf Adebayo Ajiboye joined is
Ancestor
New Monarch
The
Kingmaker of Eko-Ende announced Adekunle Abdul-Waheed Babatunde has the new king.
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