Idanre
Ùdàn'è Ufẹ̀ Òkè | |
|---|---|
Local Government Area and Town | |
 View of Idanre Town from Idanre Hill | |
  Idanre Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 7°05′32″N 5°07′56″E / 7.09222°N 5.13222°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Ondo |
| Area | |
| • Land | 595.9 sq mi (1,543.4 km2) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 129,795 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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Idanre town known previously as Ufẹ̀ Òkè is an historic town in Ondo State, and the headquarters of the Idanre Local Government Area which carries its name. The town is located at the foot of the scenic Idanre Hill which is of unique cultural and environmental significance,[1] and attracts many tourists.[2][3][4][5]
The town is about 20 km (12 mi) southeast of the state's capital Akure, it has an area of 1543.4 square kilometers (595.91 sq mi) and a population of 129,795 as of the 2006 census.[6] The postal code of the area is 340.[7] Idanre is Nigeria's largest cocoa producing area.[8][9][10] Idanre are mainly a Yoruba speaking people (with a tongue similar to the Ondo dialect). A majority of its people are into farming and trading.
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- ^ "Idanre Hills: Tourists haven on its knees", Daily Independent, 13 July 2012, archived from the original on 4 March 2016, retrieved 5 November 2017
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- ^ "ONDO STATE DIGEST OF DEMOGRAPHIC AND VITAL STATISTICS" (PDF). Ondo Budget. December 2011. p. 16. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ Frank H. Columbus (2001). Politics and Economics of Africa. Vol. 2. University of Virginia (Nova Science). ISBN 978-1-59-03327-88.
- ^ Africa Today. Vol. 33. Afro Media. 1997. p. 42.
- ^ Ibrahim Apekhade Yusuf (Lagos); Damisi Ojo (Akure); Ernest Nwokolo (Abeokuta); Adesoji Adeniyi (Osogbo) (April 14, 2013). "Cocoa: Once upon a cash crop". The Nation. Retrieved December 28, 2017.