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| Total population | |
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| ~ 749,969 (2018) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Oyo State - 749,969 · Ibarapa North: 218,880 · Ibarapa Central: 322,189 · Ibarapa East: 208,900 Ogun State | |
| Religion | |
| Islam · Christianity · Yoruba religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ọ̀yọ́, Ẹ̀gbá, Ònkò, Other Yoruba people |
The Ibarapa are a Yoruba people group located in the Southwestern corner of Oyo State.[1] The name of the group is derived from a local cultivar of the melon plant, known locally as Egusi Ibara, which was historically acknowledged by neighboring peoples such as the Egbas, Ibadans and Oyos to be extensively cultivated in the area.[citation needed]
Geography
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The Ibarapa area falls within latitudes 70.15ꞌ N and 70.55ꞌ N and longitudes 30E and 30.30ꞌ E. It is located approximately 100 km north of the coast of lagos, and about 95 km west of the Oyo state capital and neighboring city of Ibadan. They border Yorubas of Onko extraction to the North (Iwajowa, Kajola and Iseyin LGAs) and Yorubas of Oyo extraction to the East (Ibadan). The Yewas or Egbados to the West, and the Egbas to the South.[citation needed]
The area is approximately 2,496 km2 in geographical size, which is about 8.77% of Oyo State, and consists mostly of rolling savannah with forests situated along the southern border and in isolated patches along river courses such as the Ogun. The natural vegetation was originally rainforest but that has been mostly transformed into derived type savanna as a result of several centuries of slash & burn agricultural practices. Most of the land lies at elevations ranging between 120 and 200 meters above sea level, but rocky inselbergs and outcrops can be seen rising to 340 meters (approx 1,115 ft).[citation needed]
There are areas set aside as forest reserves in Ibarapa Division of Oyo State. The total area of land earmarked as forest reserves in Ibarapa Division is approximately 59011.15Hectares distributed as follows:
1. Igangan forest reserve located in Ibarapa North Local Government Area, Oyo State and lies at approximately latitude 7° 45′ 00″N and longitude 3° 05′ 00″E, an elevation of 187m and falls into (Class L - Area) in Nigeria general with farming as the major economic activities and means of livelihood. The total land area is 40,643.86Hectares.
2. Eruwa forest reserve is located at Ibarapa East Local Government Area of Oyo state and lies within latitude 7° 31′ 59″N and longitude 3° 27′ 00″E. Eruwa forest reserve is a forested area set aside for controlled use with a total land area of approximately 7488.21Hectares.
3. Lanlate forest reserve is located in Ibarapa East Local Government Area, Oyo State and lies at approximately latitude 7° 43′ 0.01″N and longitude 3° 37′ 0.01″E with elevation of 192 meters and total land area of 10,879.05Hectares.
Political Divisions
There are three local government areas in the Ibarapa Political Division of Oyo State. They are Ibarapa Central Local Government Area, Ibarapa East Local Government Area and Ibarapa North Local Government Area.
Ibarapa Central Local Government Area
Ibarapa Central Local Government with headquater at Igboora, Oyo State was carved out of the then Ifeloju Local Government on 4th December, 1996 by the then head of state and commander in chief of armed forces, Late General Sanni Abacha. At the release of the Federal Government Gazette of May, 1997 the Local Government was re-named Ibarapa Central Local Government. The young and promising Local Government was bounded in the East by Ibarapa East Local Government, in the West and North by Ibarapa North Local Government and in the South by Ogun State. According to the NPC Year 2006 provisional census figure the population size of the Local Government is about 116,809 (One Hundred And Sixteen Thousand, Eight Hundred And Nine) with a land mass of 440Square Kilometres. Ibarapa Central Local Government comprises of two major towns that is Igboora and Idere with headquarters in Igboora. Igboora is UNICEF accredited nations no. 1 “Home of Twins”. The Local Government is politically divided into ten wards, namely: ⦁ Ward 1 – Molete and Idere Villages ⦁ Ward 2 – Onigbio and Oke-Oba in Idere ⦁ Ward 3 – Apa and Koso in Idere (iv) Ward 4 – Iberekodo I and Villages (v) Ward 5 – Iberekodo II and Villages (vi) Ward 6 – Idofin and Sagan-un Villages (vii) Ward 7 – Pako and Villages (viii) Ward 8 – Isale-Oba and Villages (ix) Ward 9 – Oke-Iserin and Villages (x) Ward 10 – Oke-Oodo and Villages The People of the Local Government are Yorubas who speak the real Yoruba dialect. But other ethnic groups could be found trading in one trade or the other. They are Hausas, Fulanis, Igbos, Togolese, Ghanaians, Sabes etc. The Local Government has multi-religious learning with Muslims and Christians in the majority. A sizeable proportion of traditional religion does exist amicably alongside others without losing the cultural supremacy of the land. The largest population of the Local Government concentrated on agriculture due to abundant fertile farmlands. Yam tubers, cassava, mangoes, cashew, palm kernel, corn millet, melon, Tomatoes, Okra, Cocoa are some of the major crops available in large quantities for local consumption and even for export because Ibarapa division is given the appellation of food basket of Oyo State, which makes it unique among the Local Government of the Federation. The people of Ibarapa Central Government are also noted for historical traditional works such as art and craft, traditional cloth dyeing, cloth weaving, blacksmithing, hunting, soap making etc. The council is blessed with major markets among whom are Towobowo, Oba Market, Onilado, Ayeda, Ita-Agbe. Towobowo markets which is one of the best among others in Ibarapa Division as a trade centre for other state like Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Edo, etc.
Ibarapa East Local Government
Ibarapa East Local Government with its headquarters at Eruwa was established 1989. It covers an area of 705.78Square Kilometres of land with the estimated population of over 120, 220 according to 2006 Census figure. The Local Government is classified as sub urban Local Government. It is bounded in the West by Ibarapa Central Local Government, in the East by Ido Local Government while its bounded in the North and South by Iseyin and Odeda Local Government in Ogun state. The Local Government consists of multi-ethic nationalities; though predominantly Yorubas, the presence of other nationalities are equally felt in the Local Government Area such as Fulanis, Igbos, TIVs, Jukuns among others. The economic life of the Local Government is dependent on Agriculture. The Local Government Area has admirable tropical climate which favours the growth of both food and cash crops. Agricultural sector provides income and employment opportunities for over seventy-five (75) percent of the populace. As a result of this, the Local Government encourages and facilitates agricultural empowerment and developmental initiatives. This explains why the area is a hub to so many Agro-Allied investments. Among the agro-allied companies located in the area are:- Nico Oil Palm Plantation, Zartech, Global-West, Obasanjo farms among others. Aside this, the Local Government is housing two institutions of higher learning namely; The Ibarapa Polytechnic and Oyo State College of Education, Lanlate. Other mercantile activities noticeable among the people of the area include trading and cloth weaving. Currently, Ibarapa East is having ten (10) Political wards.
Ibarapa North Local Government
Ibarapa North Local Government, with headquarters at Ayete was carved out of the defunct Ifeloju Local Government on 4th December 1996. It is bounded by Iwajowa Local Government to the South, Egbado to the North, Benin Republic to the West and Ibarapa East\Iseyin Local Government respectively to the East.
According to 2006 census, the Local Government has a total population of about 101,092. The landmass of Local Government is 427,857 hectares (Jurisdictional Area of Authority). Ibarapa North Local Government comprises three major towns namely: Ayete, Tapa and Igangan. It also has several other villages and hamlets scattered all over the nooks and crannies of the Local Government Area.
By political delimitation, Ibarapa North Government presently consists of 10 political wards. The Local Government is situated in Ibadan\ Ibarapa zonal Area of Oyo State and the people of Local Government are notably food crops farmers.
The major occupation of about 70% of the population is farming while about 20% of others engage in other trading activities. The crops being produced include melon; yam, maize tomatoes and other food crops, cocoa and oil, palm are also produced in commercial quantities.
There are forty-four (44) primary schools in the Local Government area. Ayete alone has twenty-five (25) while Tapa has nineteen (19). There are four (4) secondary schools evenly distributed among Ayete and Tapa.
Light Industry
Gaari Processing Industry Ayete
Minerals and Natural resources
Limestone Magbeje Village, Ayete. Precious Stone-Itumeta Village,Tapa. Coal- Ayete, Tapa, Igangan. Hardget –Idiyan, Igangan.
Agricultural Products
Water Melon, Golden Melon, Cucumber, Orange, Pineapple Cassava ,Yam ,Cocoa ,palm oil Fishery and Poultry Okro and vegetables
History
The Ibarapa people are said to have migrated into the area, either as dissidents of the Old Oyo empire, during the periods of constant internecine warfare between the different Yoruba states, as well as refugees escaping the transatlantic and trans-Saharan slave raiding business of the day. The Tapa segment of the population is said to have been formed by the Jihad ridden Nupe refugees from the northern Niger, who had lost their traditional state to Fula jihadists. The predominant occupation of the people is farming.[citation needed]
Post-1960
Shortly after the dissolution of the old Western region, and the creation of the new Oyo, Ogun and Ondo states, some Ibarapa demanded that their communities be excised from Oyo and merged with Ogun. Those who favoured the merger said most Ibarapa historically hail from their Egba neighbours, and that they stood a better chance of rapid development in Ogun, which had just Four divisions, unlike Oyo which had a massive Twelve.[2] The pro-Oyo elements amongst the Ibarapas denied any ancestral links with the Egbas, and that only one of the six quarters in the Igbo-ora township descend from the Egbas. in addition, they pointed to the fact that never in their history have they been administered jointly with, or from Abeokuta. The commission later found out that the siting of the local police divisional headquarter in the town of Eruwa was the root cause of the demands, with those on the east favouring a merger with Ogun, while those on the west were satisfied with the status quo. Eventually, it was decided that Ibarapa land remained where it was (Oyo State), and this was the final resolution accepted by the federal government in 1976.[citation needed]
Ibarapa towns and villages
Ibarapa land is traditionally made up of 7 principal towns known as the Ibarapa Meje (Ibarapa Seven), and their surrounding villages and farmsteads. These towns include Igangan, Eruwa, Aiyete, Tapa, Idere, Igbo-Ora, and Lanlate.[citation needed]
Igangan, Tapa and Aiyete are in Ibarapa North local government area, Idere and Igbo-Ora are in Ibarapa Central, while Lanlate and Eruwa are located in Ibarapa East local government. The three local governments were created by the federal government of Nigeria authorities in 1996 when Ibarapa East was carved out from the old Ibarapa Local Government while Ibarapa Central and North were carved out of the former Ifeloju Local Government area.[citation needed]
The seven principal towns can be subdivided further, based on the villages that are organized around each of them. In totality, about 120 different villages litter the landscape.[citation needed]
| Igangan | Idere | Igbo-Ora | Tapa | Aiyete | Eruwa | Lanlate |
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| Asuranran | Koso | Oke-Iserin | Tapa | Imofin | Olaribukusi | Adeta |
| Idiyan | Onigbio | Isale Oba | Iki | Iwafin | Akalako | Allala |
| Omidigbo | Oke-Oba | Oke Odo | Ago | Igbodoko | Dagilegbo | Ikona |
| Akoya | Apa | Idofin | Kogba | Orile-Odode | Okolo | Iwena |
| Iberekodo | Oba | Dagiloro | Agasa | |||
| Pako | Ago Ajala | Ilado | ||||
| Ayegebede | Maya | |||||
| Elere | Osoogun | |||||
| Baba-Oke | Akeete | |||||
| Baba-Elenutipala | Igbodudu | |||||
| Bamigbose | Lagaye | |||||
| Abule-Osun | Ojonamo (Lanlate Forest Reserve) | |||||
| Lawooere | Akeete | |||||
| Temidire-Idi Ope | Onigbana | |||||
| Sunmirire | Wasinmi | |||||
| Abule-Oba | Adeekola | |||||
| Popoola | Owomitola | |||||
| Asaaju | Ogbontosa | |||||
| Alabi | Agelu | |||||
| Olutokun | Ajinmi | |||||
| Asako | Oloye | |||||
| Atunwa | Adegbola-Isale | |||||
| Owaka | Duduyemi | |||||
| Aga | Tokunbo | |||||
| Oba | Palanti | |||||
| Alaye | Oke | |||||
| Abule One | Fasina | |||||
| Baba Magbe | Laoye | |||||
| Age | Aawo | |||||
| Majengbasan | Are-Ago | |||||
| Lala | Gaadi | |||||
| Idowu Abidiosa | Abule Onitabo | |||||
| Abule Ige | Alapa | |||||
| Jagun | Igbolaja | |||||
| Onibenbe | Olohunde | |||||
| Janata | Owode | |||||
| Jaleagbon | Filakaka | |||||
| Saangi | Sikiti | |||||
| Danenu | Egboolasa | |||||
| Aba-Apa | Salako | |||||
| Afoyasoro | ||||||
| Elegun | ||||||
| Adeyemi | ||||||
| Opoogede | ||||||
| Araromi | ||||||
| Ebinpejo | ||||||
| Aboya | ||||||
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Places in Ibarapa towns and villages
Twinning among the Ibarapa
In the 1960s, Professor PPS Nylander, obstetrician and gynaecologist conducted a series of research into the phenomenon of twinning and multiple birth in Ibarapa district. He found that the Yoruba of Ibarapa had the highest twinning rates in the world (45.1 per 1000 live births)[3] and the twins were usually of the fraternal (dizygotic) type. This meant that the women were having multiple ovulations/egg releases in their menstrual cycles, and could be triggered by environmental factors. He further suggested these factors might be in the local yam being consumed by the people in the area.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Kola Abimbola (2006). Yoruba Culture: A Philosophical Account. iroko academic. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-905388-00-4.
- ^ Management of Inter and Intra States Boundary Conflicts in Nigeria: An Empirical Approach. ISBN 978-1-4349-5545-6.
- ^ Nylander P. P. S. (1969). "The frequency of twinning in a rural community in Western Nigeria". Annals of Human Genetics. 33 (1): 41–44. doi:10.1111/j.1469-1809.1969.tb01627.x. PMID 5821318. S2CID 35344641.