Ikirun

Ikirun is a town and the headquarter of the Ifelodun Local Government Area in Osun State, South West Nigeria. It is an historical city that derived its name from the first ruler of the town called Akinorun.

Iragbiji (also Ira-gba-iji) is a neighbouring town that is the capital of Boripe Local Government Area. It is inhabited by the Yoruba people. The population of Iragbiji people is about 164,000.

History
The first settler and founder of the present-day Ikirun was a hunter, whose name was Basetan. In one of his hunting expeditions, he came across another settlement nearby in Igbo Irele headed by Akinorun. Basetan convinced Akinorun to join him in present-day Ikirun. However, because Basetan used to go on long hunting sprees, the day-to-day administration of the settlement was left in the care of Akinorun. As a result, the rulership was progressively ceded to Akinorun and his descendants, while Basetan and his descendants, up to the present time, acted as the Eesa (deputy). In recognition of this arrangement, every newly installed Akinrun mandatorily spends sometime in the Eesa's palace as the Eesa's guest (his original landlord) before moving into his palace.

See
Iragbiji has a number of natural tourist sites that tourist will love visiting, some of which are as follows: Okanyilule (Double hills), Ile-Ona Museum of Art and Archival materials (collection of M.O.), the Palace Museum, Igbodu place/Cave Ori Oke, Ayeye (mythical stream), Alagaso water source, Alagaso cave, Oke Moori, Okuta Odo (Motar) hill, Osun shrine, Obatala shrine, Igbo Igbale, Isikan hill, Ile Nla (Antiquated palace building), Ota Igun hill, Gbanla/Oso Osi site, Ojolukoko shrine, Oba Ogunmolu shrine, Isanpa, Traditional war fence (Earth), Traditional stone wall fence, Sanpona shrine Oke Agbo and Ira Tree site.

Do
The town is home to several traditional events.