Ẹdẹ is a town in Osun State, southwestern Nigeria. It lies along the Osun River at a point on the railroad from Lagos, 180 kilometres (110 mi) southwest, and at the intersection of roads from Oshogbo, Ogbomosho, and Ile-Ife.^[2] The two (2) local government areas in Ẹdẹ are Ẹdẹ South and Ẹdẹ North. There are three (3) major tertiary institutions in Ẹdẹ, which makes the town one of the fastest growing towns in the south-west with an increasing literacy rate. The Federal Polytechnic Ẹdẹ, Adeleke University, and Redeemer's University are among the institutions.

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Ẹdẹ
Short oral history of Ede in Ede language by a native speaker
Ẹdẹ Ede shown within Nigeria
Coordinates: 7°44′20″N 4°26′10″E
Country	Nigeria
State	Osun State
Area
• Total	862 km2 (333 sq mi)
Elevation	269 m (883 ft)
Population
• Total	159,866 [1]
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT (UTC+1))

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Ẹdẹ is a predominantly Muslim town with about 60% of the population. This can be traced back to 19th century during the reign of Timi Abibu Lagunju as the king of Ẹdẹ, who is the first Muslim Oba in Yorubaland given the fact that he was already on the throne for a few years when in November 1857, the Baptist missionary W. H. Clark visited Ẹdẹ.^[3][4][5] Clarke recorded thus: "This young follower of the Prophet (Prophet Muhammad), a short time since became the ruler of this town in the place of his father (Oduniyi), the deceased, and brings with him into office, the influence of his new religion (Islam)."

• Federal Polytechnic, Ede
• Redeemer's University, Ede
• Adeleke University, Ede