Ifelodun, Kwara State

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Ifelodun
LGA
Ifelodun local government area
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Ifelodun
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 8°49′12″N4°58′02″E / 8.8200°N 4.9673°E / 8.8200; 4.9673
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
State Kwara State
Seat Share
Time zone UTC+1 (WATGMT)
Area code 004
Website www.ifelodunkwara.org.ng
Ifelodun, Kwara State

Ifelodun is a local government area in Kwara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Share. [1]

The people of Ifelodun are Yorubas and mostly of Igbomina origin with roots in Ife, Oyo and Ketu. Much of the Ifelodun domain was overtaken by the Afonja/Alimi era and annexed to the present Ilorin enclave.

It has an area of 3,435 km2 and a population of 206,042 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 241. [2] It includes at least 80 villages and towns.

Religion

There are three main religious groups,

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References

  1. "Ifelodun Local Government Area". Kwara State Government. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  2. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.