Irele
Òde Ùrèlè | |
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LGA and town | |
Nickname: Ùrèlè Ẹgùn | |
Motto(s): Ubo yìí eghó tií ho, jí éè r'óghò ka. 'The place where money fruits and there are no strangers to pluck it' | |
Coordinates: 6°29′0″N 4°52′0″E / 6.48333°N 4.86667°E | |
Country | Nigeria |
State | Ondo State |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Ùkálẹ̀ | |
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Total population | |
> 750,000 (2016) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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Religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
IÌàjẹ, Àpóì, Ìṣẹ̀kírì, Ondó, Other Yoruba people |
Irele is a local government area in Ondo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ode-Irele. It was originally part of the old Ikale LGA, which was split into Irele and Okitipupa LGAs. It has an area of 939.6 square kilometres (363 sq mi) and had a population of 144,136 at the 2006 census.[1]