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Ise-Ekiti, Nigeria

Ise-Ekiti is a town of 190,063 people in Ekiti State, Nigeria.

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Population190,063 GeoNames
Elevation379 m 1,243 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Lagos
Nearest airportEkiti State Airport (EKK) 21 km

Why visit Ise-Ekiti

Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks in and around town.

About Ise-Ekiti

Ise Ekiti (; Yoruba: Ìṣẹ̀-Èkìtì, also Ise) is a city in Ekiti State, Nigeria. It is the traditional home of Akinluaduse, also known as Akinluse by the inhabitants of the city. Akinluse was a great warrior in the ancient ife Empire. Ise-Ekiti is the headquarters of the Ise/Orun Local Government Area, along with Orun.

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Museums and landmarks3

Arinjale Palace

Monument and historic site

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Akinluaduse lantern

Monument and historic site

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Olu-Ise-Ejirin

Monument and historic site

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Churches and places of worship2

CAC Church

Church · Evangelical

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Muslim Mosque

Place of worship

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Gas and EV charging2

Funky Mass

Gas station · 0.6 km

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Olorunkemi Gas station

Gas station

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Schools, colleges and libraries7

Bap

School

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CAC Primary School

School

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FSP Local Government Nursery & Primary School

School

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St John's Primary School

School · 1.1 km

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St Mark's High School

School · 0.9 km

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St Marks Primary School

School · 0.9 km

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St Theresa Primary

School

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Map of Ise-Ekiti

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Getting there and nearby towns

Ekiti State Airport (EKK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 21 km away.

  • Emure-Ekiti 5 km southeast, about 5 min by car
  • Ikere-Ekiti 22 km west, about 22 min by car
  • Ado-Ekiti 28 km northwest, about 28 min by car
  • Akure 35 km southwest, about 35 min by car
  • Owo 35 km southeast, about 35 min by car
  • Ikare 37 km east, about 37 min by car
  • Ilare 36 km west, about 36 min by car
  • Igede-Ekiti 40 km northwest, about 40 min by car
  • Igbara-Odo 40 km west, about 40 min by car
  • Ifaki 41 km northwest, about 41 min by car

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