Okitipupa
Okitipupa is a in Nigeria and part of the Ikale-speaking nation in Ondo State. Okitipupa Government headquarter is located in Okitipupa Major town with a university, Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH) which commenced academic sessions in 2010–11.
Okitipupa
Òde ìdèpé | |
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| Nickname: 'Opa' | |
Okitipupa Location of Ikale in Nigeria Okitipupa Okitipupa (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 6°33′N 4°43′E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Ondo State |
| Senatorial District | Ondo South |
| Federal Constituency | Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Government Council and Headquarters |
| • Chairperson | Igbekele Joseph Akinrinwa ((APC)) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 803 km2 (310 sq mi) |
| Population (2016 estimate) | |
| • Total | 316,100 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 316,100 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban density | 3,936/km2 (10,190/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ara Ikale |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| National language | Yorùbá |
Ùkálẹ̀ | |
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| Total population | |
| > 750,000 (2016) | |
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| Religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ìlàjẹ, Àpóì, Ìṣẹ̀kírì, Ondó, Other Yoruba people |
Ìkálè or Old Ìkálè is part of the Yoruba tribe of Ondo state in Nigeria which was originally Ikaleland and combination of the present Okitipupa Local Government and Irele Local Government before the two local governments were split into two namely: Ìrèlè local government and Okitipupa local government.
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