Omupo
| Omupo | |
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| Town | |
 Omupo
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| Coordinates: 8°16′29.18″N 4°47′45.14″E / 8.2747722°N 4.7958722°E | |
| Country |
 Nigeria
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| State | Kwara State |
| LGA | Ifelodun LGA |
| Government | |
| • Olomu of Omupo | HRM, Oba Muhammed-Yakub Adebayo Buari, (Ilufemiloye II) |
| Population | |
| • Ethnicity | Yoruba (Igbomina) |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
| Website | http://www.kwarastate.gov.ng/ |
Omupo or Omu-ipo is an ancient town in Kwara State. It is one of the prominent towns in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the State. It is situated in the northeastern part of the state. It is the headquarters of 34 communities of Omupo District, the headquarters of Omupo/Idofian Area Council of Ifelodun Local Government and also an Electoral Constituency (i.e. Omupo Constituency) since 1979 for the purpose of election into the Kwara State House of Assembly.
Omupo is located at 8°16′28″N 4°47′49″E / 8.274349°N 4.796948°E as displayed on world map, coordinates and short location facts. It is 191 miles (308 km) southwest of Abuja, 24 miles (38 km) southeast of Ilorin, 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Ajasse Ipo, 10 miles (15.9 km) northeast of Offa, 138 miles (222 km) northeast of Ibadan and 217 miles (350 km) northeast of Lagos.
According to history, the early settlers in the town migrated from Ile-Ife, the source of Yoruba nation. The founder was Ikuojenrola Adebari Alomole the surviving son of Awogbola Olomu Aperan, an Ifa priest, a renowned herbalist with metaphysical powers.
Olomu Aperan, the progenitor was a prince from Obadio royal family, one of the eight autonomous monarchs met in Ile-Ife by Oduduwa – the progenitor of Yoruba race. Olomu Aperan’s family spread across two big compounds - Akeran and Ogbonji of Ilare Quarters in Ile-Ife. In these compounds the male children of the family are called Osomu while the female folks are called Molomu but by passage of time and environment, his name became corrupted to become Olomu while Aperan was a coinage from his compound’s name - Akeran.
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