Irele

Irele
Òde Ùrèlè
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'
Irele is located in Nigeria
Irele
Irele
Location of Ikale in Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°29′0″N 4°52′0″E / 6.48333°N 4.86667°E / 6.48333; 4.86667
Country Nigeria
StateOndo State
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Map
Ikale
Ùkálẹ̀
Total population
> 750,000 (2016)
Regions with significant populations
  • Ondo State - 700,000
  • Okitipupa Local Government: 316,100
  • Irele Local Government: 194,600
  • Odigbo Local Government: 269,880
  • Ogun Waterside Local government
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 963 square kilometres (372 sq mi) and had a population of 145,166 at the 2006 census.