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Ikire, Nigeria

Ikire is a town of 222,160 people in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Population222,160 GeoNames
RegionOsun State
Elevation209 m 686 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Lagos
Nearest airportIbadan Airport (IBA) 23 km

About Ikire

Ikire is a town in Osun State, in south-western Nigeria, and is the headquarters of Irewole Local Government Area. It is a place where local cash crops (cocoa, palm oil, and kernels) are brought together. It is also a place where yams, corn (maize), cassava (manioc), palm produce, cotton, and kola nuts are sold.

From the Wikipedia article Ikire (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting there and nearby towns

Ibadan Airport (IBA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 23 km away.

  • Apomu 2 km south, about 2 min by car
  • Modakeke 8 km east, about 8 min by car
  • Lalupon 17 km northwest, about 17 min by car
  • Gbongan 22 km northeast, about 22 min by car
  • Olupona 26 km north, about 26 min by car
  • Iwo 30 km north, about 30 min by car
  • Ibadan 31 km west, about 31 min by car
  • Ile-Ife 43 km east, about 43 min by car
  • Osogbo 60 km northeast, about 1 h by car
  • Ijebu Ode 68 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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