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Which state in Nigeria is Ile-Ife?

Which state in Nigeria is Ile-Ife?

Osun state
Ile-Ife, also called Ife or Ife-Lodun, town, Osun state, southwestern Nigeria. The town lies at the intersection of roads from Ibadan (40 miles [64 km] west), Ilesha, and Ondo. It is one of the larger centres and probably the oldest town of the Yoruba people.

Which local government is Ile-Ife in Osun State?

Ife Central
Ife Central (Yoruba: Gbongan Ife) is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the city of Ile Ife to the south of the area. It has an area of 111 km2 and a population of 167,254 at the 2006 census….Ife Central.

Ife Central Gbongan Ife
ISO 3166 code NG.OS.IC

Where is Ile-Ife in the present day Nigeria?

Osun State
Ifẹ̀ (Yoruba: Ifè, also Ilé-Ifẹ̀) is an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria. The city is located in present-day Osun State. Ife is about 218 kilometers northeast of Lagos with a population of 509,813, the highest in Osun State according to population census of 2006….Ifẹ

Ilé-Ifẹ̀ Ifè Oòyè
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How Ile-Ife was created?

According to Yoruba tradition, Ife was founded by the deities Oduduwa and Obatala when they created the world. Obatala fashioned the first humans out of clay while Oduduwa became the first divine king of the Yoruba people. Historical evidence, however, tells a different story.

What is the population of Ile Ife Osun State?

Administratively, Ile-Ife has two local governments namely Ife Central and Ife East. The headquarters of Ife Central Local Government is on Ibadan Road while that of Ife East is at Oke Ogbo. The population of the two according to the 2006 National Census is put at 167,254 and 188,027 respectively.

Where is the town of Ile Ife in Nigeria?

Written By: Ile-Ife, also called Ife or Ife-Lodun, town, Osun state, southwestern Nigeria. The town lies at the intersection of roads from Ibadan (40 miles [64 km] west), Ilesha, and Ondo. It is one of the larger centres and probably the oldest town of the Yoruba people.

Where was the ancient city of Ife located?

Ife (/ee-fay/, Yoruba: Ifè, also Ilé-Ifẹ̀) is an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria. The city is located in present day Osun State.

Who is the current Ooni of Ife in Nigeria?

Oduduwa created a dynasty there, and sons and daughters of this dynasty became rulers of many other kingdoms in Yorubaland. The first Oòni of Ife is a descendant of Oduduwa, which was the 401st Orisha. The present ruler since 2015 is Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, Ooni of Ife who is also a Nigerian accountant.