Esa-Oke is a
Yoruba town located at the
Obokun Local Government Area of the Ijesa North Federal Constituency of
Osun State, South-West of
Nigeria. It is a native Ijesa (
Ijesha) community and shares boundaries with other towns namely: Oke-Imesi, Imesi-Ile,
Ijebu-Ijesa, Esa-Odo,
Efon-Alaaye. Omiran Adebolu, a member of the Olofin family of Ile-Ife, though disputably, was believed to have founded Esa-Oke after he left Ile-Ife in 1184 A.D.