Okitipupa
Okitipupa
Òde ìdèpé | |
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| Nickname: 'Opa' | |
Interactive map of Okitipupa | |
Okitipupa Location of Ikale in Nigeria Okitipupa Okitipupa (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 6°33′N 4°43′E / 6.550°N 4.717°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)) |
| • Senators | |
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| Area | |
• Total | 803 km2 (310 sq mi) |
| Population (2016 estimate) | |
• Total | 316,100 |
• Estimate (2016) | 316,100 |
| • Density | 394/km2 (1,020/sq mi) |
| • Urban density | 3,936/km2 (10,190/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ara Ikale |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| National language | Yorùbá |
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| Total population | |
| > 750,000 (2016) | |
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| Religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ìlàjẹ, Àpóì, Ìṣẹ̀kírì, Ondó, Other Yoruba people |
Okitipupa (ⓘ) is a town in Ondo State, and the headquarters of the Okitipupa Local Government Area which carries its name. Okitipupa is a part of the Ikale-speaking nation in Ondo State. Major town with a university, Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH) which commenced academic sessions in 2010–11.
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.