Oke Ila (Oke Ila)
Òkè-Ìlá Òràngún (often abbreviated as Òkè-Ìlá) is an ancient city in southwestern Nigeria that was capital of the middle-age Igbomina-Yoruba city-state of the same name.
Òkè-Ìlá is a city in Ọṣun State, Nigeria. It is situated in the northeastern part of Yorubaland in southwestern Nigeria. Òkè-Ìlá Òràngún’s sister city (and sister kingdom) Ìlá Òràngún is located about 12 km to the northeast, separated by the north-trending ridges and gorges of the Oke-Ila Quartzites.
Òkè-Ìlá Òràngún is currently capital of the Ifedayo Local Government Area of Ọsun State. The Ifedayo LGA (Local Government Area) Secretariat is located on the northern outskirts of the town. The administration of the two major towns and the several smaller towns and villages is conducted from the Ifedayo LGA Secretariat.
The paramount ruler of the town is Oba (Dr.) Adedokun Abolarin, Òràngún of Òkè-Ìlá (Aroyinkeye 1). He was a lawyer before his installation as the traditional ruler of the town. Abolarin College, one of the prominent schools in the town is owned by him.
Òkè-Ìlá Òràngún is located in Osun State, at an elevation of 1863 ft on one of the several mountains adjoining the eastern flanks of the Oke-Ila Ridge, a part of the Yoruba Hills. Òkè-Ìlá Òràngún is about 190 km directly west of the confluence of the Rivers Niger and Benue at Lokoja and about 45 km northeast of Osogbo, the capital of Osun State. It is about 240 km northeast of Lagos with Ibadan at about midway between. It is about 160 km southeast of the ancient city of Oyo (Oyo-Ile or Old Oyo) and about 130 km east of modern Oyo (Ago d'Oyo). It is 65 km northeast of the ancient city of Ile-Ife, about 95 km southeast of the ancient Yoruba city of Ilorin and about 190 km northwest of Benin City (more correctly Bini or Ibini) capital of the Kingdom of Benin.
Òkè-Ìlá is a city in Ọṣun State, Nigeria. It is situated in the northeastern part of Yorubaland in southwestern Nigeria. Òkè-Ìlá Òràngún’s sister city (and sister kingdom) Ìlá Òràngún is located about 12 km to the northeast, separated by the north-trending ridges and gorges of the Oke-Ila Quartzites.
Òkè-Ìlá Òràngún is currently capital of the Ifedayo Local Government Area of Ọsun State. The Ifedayo LGA (Local Government Area) Secretariat is located on the northern outskirts of the town. The administration of the two major towns and the several smaller towns and villages is conducted from the Ifedayo LGA Secretariat.
The paramount ruler of the town is Oba (Dr.) Adedokun Abolarin, Òràngún of Òkè-Ìlá (Aroyinkeye 1). He was a lawyer before his installation as the traditional ruler of the town. Abolarin College, one of the prominent schools in the town is owned by him.
Òkè-Ìlá Òràngún is located in Osun State, at an elevation of 1863 ft on one of the several mountains adjoining the eastern flanks of the Oke-Ila Ridge, a part of the Yoruba Hills. Òkè-Ìlá Òràngún is about 190 km directly west of the confluence of the Rivers Niger and Benue at Lokoja and about 45 km northeast of Osogbo, the capital of Osun State. It is about 240 km northeast of Lagos with Ibadan at about midway between. It is about 160 km southeast of the ancient city of Oyo (Oyo-Ile or Old Oyo) and about 130 km east of modern Oyo (Ago d'Oyo). It is 65 km northeast of the ancient city of Ile-Ife, about 95 km southeast of the ancient Yoruba city of Ilorin and about 190 km northwest of Benin City (more correctly Bini or Ibini) capital of the Kingdom of Benin.
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Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| NGN | Nigerian naira | ₦ | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
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| EN | English language |
| HA | Hausa language |
| IG | Igbo language |
| YO | Yoruba language |