Isin
About
Isin is a local government area in Kwara State, Nigeria. It covers an area of 633 square kilometres and is made up of several towns and communities, including Isanlu Isin, Owu Isin, Iji-Isin, Oke-Aba and Alla. Its headquarters is at Owu-Isin, and the area is mostly hilly with rocky outcrops. The Isin people are part of the Igbomina group and speak a dialect of Yoruba that is close to major Igbomina speech. The local government area serves residents across its towns and villages, and its postal code is 251.
History
Isin was created from the old Irepodun local government area in 1996, with its headquarters at Owu-Isin. The name is traced to several origin stories, including an ackee apple tree (Igi Isin) under which people met, a founder named Aina who rested in the area, and the phrase Ile-Isinmi meaning land of rest; the article describes the land-of-rest version as the most probable.
Source: Wikipedia: Isin, Nigeria
Key Facts
State
Kwara State
Headquarters
Owu-Isin
Established
1996
Area
633 km²
Population
59,738 (2006 census)