Okitipupa

Okitipupa
Òde ìdèpé
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 / 6.550; 4.717
CountryNigeria
StateOndo State
Senatorial DistrictOndo South
Federal ConstituencyOkitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency
Government
 • TypeLocal Government Council and Headquarters
 • ChairpersonIgbekele Joseph Akinrinwa ((APC))
 • Senators
 • Representatives
Area
 • Total
803 km2 (310 sq mi)
Population
 (2016 estimate)
 • Total
316,100
 • Estimate 
(2016)
316,100
 • Density394/km2 (1,020/sq mi)
 • Urban density3,936/km2 (10,190/sq mi)
DemonymAra Ikale
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
National languageYorùbá
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Ikale
Ùkálẹ̀
Total population
> 750,000 (2016)
Regions with significant populations
  • Ondo State - 700,000
  • Okitipupa Local Government: 316,100
  • Irele Local Government: 194,600
  • Odigbo Local Government: 269,880
  • Ogun Waterside Local government
Religion
Related ethnic groups
Ìlàjẹ, Àpóì, Ìṣẹ̀kírì, Ondó,
Other Yoruba people
Religion in Ikale (2017)
religion percent
Protestant
42.4%
Catholic
36.7%
Anglican
9.6%
No religion
1.5%
Muslim
0.4%
Ìṣẹ̀ṣe
2.6%
Other faith
1.7%

Okitipupa (Listen) 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.