Iwo, Osun

It has over 30 ancient and powerful Kings all under the Oluwo of Iwoland, HRM Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi as the only Consenting Authority and paramount ruler.In Osun State alone , he ranks firmly behind The Ooni of Ife , The Owa Obokun of Ijesaland , The Orangun of Ila .In an area of 245 km2 and a population of 191,348 (central city/Local Government) .

[5] Iwo people are majorly Muslim as early as 1655 when the first mosque in Yorubaland was built which serves as the first place of worship and Islamic education.

Other Arabic Schools/Modrassah in Iwo include Islahudeen Arabic School, Obatedo, founded by late Sheikh Abdulbaaqi Muhammad, Amin Training Center, Araromi established by late Sheikh Badrudeen Al-Amin, Islamic Cultural Center (Markaz Abdul Razaq Abdul Rahman), Sheik Adam ilory Villa, Agbowo, Iwo and others..

Iwo is a home to Osun State Agricultural Development Programmes (OSSADEP), also selema farms,[21] shabeeb agro[22] and many more.

[24] IDC though is still a new organisation but has succeeded in establishing health clinic at Akinbami in Aiyedire Local Government, reconstructed culvert at Ojude Oba in Iwo, staged schools tour in Iwo, Aiyedire and Ola Oluwa Local Governments, award scholarship to students in need, rehabilitate Yidi Oba culvert, organised lectures on burning issues, distributed over 8,000 health books (containing useful information on how to take care of pregnant and Children), organised widows empowerment programme, provide nutritional support to orphans and vulnerable children, take care of people with disabilities, researched the history of Iwoland, administered Vitamin A and Abendazole for the benefit of children of ages 0 and 5 years, patched pot holes from Adeeke and Kajola road, cleaned and painted Iwo roundabout, organised health outreach, assisted Local Authority Grammar School to transport chairs from Iwo Grammar School and payment of WAEC examination of 6 students two each from Iwo, Aiyedire and Ola Oluwa Local Government.

[25] People who are interested in economic development of Iwoland came together in 2018 to form Iwo Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited/GTE.

Iwo Chamber of Commerce and Industry was established for the promotion and protection of trade and industry and to represent and express the opinion of the business community on matters affecting trade and industry in Iwoland which consists of the three local government areas in the federal constituency (Iwo, Ayedire and Ola Oluwa) Iwoland Federal constituency and where applicable, the whole State of Osun and the Federation.

Among those people that made it happen then are: Olusegun Dada (Esq), Kudaisi Ismaila (Esq), Olawale Rasheed, Senator Adelere Oriolowo, Alhaji Mokanju Musibau FCA, Professor Waheed Hassan, Otunba Jire Ayinla, Akogun Olaposi Adiatu, Adebayo Lasisi PhD, FCA, Kabiru Adisa FCA, Lanre Omotayo PhD, Princess Funmi Lamuye[26] Iwo has a tropical wet and dry or savanna climate and is zero metres above sea level (Aw classification).

Iwo generally experiences 248.57 wet days (68.1% of the time) annually with average precipitation of 133.63 millimetres (5.261 in).

Sheikh Ahmad Adedimeji Aroworeki on one of his travels with colleagues to an Arab country.
Short story of Iwo in Oyo dialect by a native speaker