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Line 3: {{POV\|date=August 2017}} '''Ada''' is a town in the [[Boripe]] Local Government area of [[Osun State]], [[Nigeria]]. A town headed by Oba Oyetunde Olumuyiwa Ojo (The Olona of Ada)<ref>https://thenationonlineng.net/oyetunde-ojo-my-battles-with-tradition-as-ada-monarch/</ref>, Ada has the biggest market in the local government area and it generated the highest revenue for it.{{citation needed\|date=September 2017}} Some of the compounds that make up the town are Ile Oba Oludele, ile oba Adeitan, Ile oba Olugbogbo, Ile Aro, Ile Alagbaa, Ojomu Oteniola, Alade, Eesa, Jagun, Osolo, Oke Baale, Asasile, Oluode, Agba Akin, and Ile Odogun.The people of the town are hospitable, industrious, and hardworking. They value education and are accommodating for citation of any businesses due to their large geographical land expanse yet to be developed. There are hotels and a hospital in the town.▼ [[File:Miccom Golf Hotel in Ada.jpg\|thumb\|Miccom Golf Hotel in Ada]]▼ {{Infobox settlement \| name = Ada \| settlement_type = Town \|motto ~~image_skyline~~ = Akara Loro Ada \| ~~pushpin_map~~ area_footnotes = ~~Nigeria~~ \|area_total_km2 = 34.54 \| pushpin_label_position = bottom▼ \|area_land_km2 = \| pushpin_map_caption = Ada Location within Nigeria▼ \| ~~subdivision_type~~ image_skyline = ~~Country~~ \| ~~subdivision_name~~timezone1 = ~~{{flag~~[[West Africa Time\|~~Nigeria}}~~WAT]] \| ~~subdivision_type1~~utc_offset1 = ~~State~~+1 \| ~~subdivision_name1~~timezone1_DST = ~~Osun~~ ~~State~~ = \| ~~established_title~~utc_offset1_DST = ~~Founded~~= \| map_caption = Map showing the location of Ada in Osun, Nigeria \| established_date = 1900s▼ \| pushpin_map = Nigeria \| government_type = [[Monarchy]]▼ ▲\| pushpin_label_position = ~~bottom~~right \| leader_title = Olona Of Ada▼ ▲\| pushpin_map_caption = Ada Location within Nigeria \| leader_name = Oba Oyetunde Olumuyiwa Ojo (2020-Present)<ref>{{cite web \|title=New Olona of Ada Emerges \|url=https://www.osundefender.com/new-olona-of-ada-emerges/ \|website=OsunDefender \|date=31 January 2020}}</ref>▼ \| coordinates = {{coord\|7\|53\|44\|N\|4\|42\|34\|E\|type:city_region:NG\|display=inline,title}} \| subdivision_type2 = Local Government area▼ \| elevation_ft = \| subdivision_name2 = [[Boripe]]▼ \| subdivision_type = Country \| subdivision_name = {{flag\|Nigeria}} \| subdivision_type1 = State \| subdivision_name1 = Osun State \| established_title = Founded ▲\| established_date = 1900s \| population = 174,152 <ref>{{cite web \|title=Map of Ada in Osun, Nigeria \|url=https://www.getamap.net/maps/nigeria/osun/_ada/ \|website=Getamap.net \|date=28 August 2023}}</ref> ▲\| government_type = [[Monarchy]] ▲\| leader_title = Olona Of Ada ▲\| leader_name = Oba Oyetunde Olumuyiwa Ojo (2020-Present)<ref>{{cite web \|title=New Olona of Ada Emerges \|url=https://www.osundefender.com/new-olona-of-ada-emerges/ \|website=OsunDefender \|date=31 January 2020}}</ref> ▲\| subdivision_type2 = Local Government area ▲\| subdivision_name2 = [[Boripe]] \|blank_name_sec1= National language \|blank_info_sec1= [[Yoruba language\|Yorùbá]] }} ▲'''Ada''' is a town in the [[Boripe]] Local Government area of [[Osun State]], [[Nigeria]]. A town headed by Oba Oyetunde Olumuyiwa Ojo (The Olona of Ada),<ref>https://thenationonlineng.net/oyetunde-ojo-my-battles-with-tradition-as-ada-monarch/</ref>, Ada has the biggest market in the local government area and it generated the highest revenue for it.{{citation needed\|date=September 2017}} Some of the compounds that make up the town are Ile Oba Oludele, ile oba Adeitan, Ile oba Olugbogbo, Ile Aro, Ile Alagbaa, Ojomu Oteniola, Alade, Eesa, Jagun, Osolo, Oke Baale, Asasile, Oluode, Agba Akin, and Ile Odogun.The people of the town are hospitable, industrious, and hardworking. They value education and are accommodating for citation of any businesses due to their large geographical land expanse yet to be developed. There are hotels and a hospital in the town. ▲[[File:Miccom Golf Hotel in Ada.jpg\|thumb\|Miccom Golf Hotel in Ada]] ==Background== The settlement dates from before the late 19th century.{{citation needed\|date=September 2015}} Ada has the biggest market in the local government area ~~Kown~~known as (Obada Market) and it generated the highest revenue for it. Buying and selling takes place every 5 days. ,The town is the home of a private [[golf course]] that was created by Comfort Olufunke PonnLe and her husband,<ref>[http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/princess-comfort-olufunke-ponnle-a-truncated-love-story/131597 Princess Comfort Olufunke PonnLe: A Truncated Love Story] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202092127/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/princess-comfort-olufunke-ponnle-a-truncated-love-story/131597 \|date=December 2, 2012 }}, November 2012, ThisDayLive, Retrieved February 2016</ref> a prominent estate valuer and philanthropist, Bode Adediji, Late Alalade, one of the first [[chartered accountant]]s in Nigeria. ==Religion== Several [[~~Religion~~religion]]s ~~is been~~are practiced in the town but [[Christianity]] and [[Islam]] are the ~~dominants~~dominant ~~religion in the town~~religions, the town has seen a rise in other dominations of Christianity especially the Pentecostal's, Apostolic, Evangelical and others. ==Occupations== Ada people's ancient occupation is black soap production ([[African black soap\|Osedudu]]),. ~~And also another~~Another main occupation of the town is [[Farming]]. ==Hotels and Restaurants== Ada also ~~have~~has hotels for visitors and travelers,. Hotels in Ada are listed ~~bellow~~below. * Miccom Golf Hotel Line 42 ⟶ 57: ==Educational institutions== ~~Bellow~~Below ~~are~~is the list ~~for~~of notable [[Educational institution\|Educational Institutions]] including private and government ~~school~~schools in the town. '''Government Schools:''' * Secondary commercial grammar school Line 50 ⟶ 65: * Baptist Primary School * St Andrew Primary School * Ajayi ~~Memoria~~Memorial High School And others... Line 65 ⟶ 80: ==References== {{reflist}} ~~{{coord\|7.886919\|4.715616\|display=title}}~~ [[Category:Populated places in Osun State]]