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Ila Orangun, Nigeria

Ila Orangun is a town of 179,192 people in Osun State, Nigeria.

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Population179,192 GeoNames
RegionOsun State
Elevation493 m 1,617 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Lagos
Nearest airportEkiti State Airport (EKK) 64 km

About Ila Orangun

Ìlá Òràngún (or Ila) is an ancient city in Osun State, Nigeria, that was the capital of an ancient city-state of the same name in the Igbomina area of Yorubaland in south-western Nigeria. Ìlá Òràngún is more populous than its sister-city, Òkè-Ìlá Òràngún, a town located about 7.5 miles (12 km) to the northeastern corner of Osun State. The latitude and longitude coordinates of Ila Orangun are 8.019116 and 4.901962 respectively. According to the information obtained from GeoNames geographical database, the population of Ila Orangun in Osun State, Nigeria is 179,192.

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Getting there and nearby towns

Ekiti State Airport (EKK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 64 km away.

  • Oke Ila 11 km southeast, about 11 min by car
  • Otan Ayegbaju 15 km southwest, about 15 min by car
  • Oyan 16 km west, about 16 min by car
  • Oke Mesi 22 km south, about 22 min by car
  • Ipoti 25 km southeast, about 25 min by car
  • Offa 25 km northwest, about 25 min by car
  • Ijero-Ekiti 29 km southeast, about 29 min by car
  • Ikirun 29 km southwest, about 29 min by car
  • Osogbo 47 km southwest, about 47 min by car
  • Ilorin 67 km northwest, about 1 h by car

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  • Ila 2, Ogundele1, CC BY-SA 4.0

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