Ifelodun, Kwara State
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Ifelodun | |
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| Ifelodun local government area | |
  Ifelodun Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 8°49′12″N 4°58′02″E / 8.8200°N 4.9673°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Kwara State |
| Seat | Share |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WATGMT) |
| Area code | 004 |
| Website | www.ifelodunkwara.org.ng |
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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
[edit]There are three main religious groups,
- Christianity
- Islam
- Others (Ifa, Sango, Elegun/Masqurade, Opele, etc.)
References
[edit]- ^ "Ifelodun Local Government Area". Kwara State Government. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
State capital: Ilorin | ||
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