Ife

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Ife

Total population

501,952

Elevation280 m

Land area1791 km²

Coordinates7.48°, 4.56°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics (Nigeria). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ifẹ̀ is an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria founded sometime between the years 1000 BC and 500 BC. By 900 AD, the city had become an important West African emporium producing sophisticated art forms. The city is located in present-day Osun State. Ifẹ̀ is about 218 kilometers northeast of Lagos with a population of over 500,000 people, which is the highest in Osun State according to population census of 2006.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Oludamola Osayomi

Nigerian 100 metres sprinter

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Wale Ogunyemi

Nigerian writer (1939–2001)

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Aloysius Odervole

British police officer

Enoch Adejarue Adeboye

Nigerian pastor (born 1942)

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Oluseyi Smith

Canadian sprinter and bobsledder

Samir Zard

French chemist

Adebayo Salami

Nigerian politician

Adesoji Aderemi

Nigerian politician, Ooni King of Ife (1889-1980)

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Akin Fakeye

Nigerian sculptor

Dele Momodu

Nigerian journalist/publisher, businessman, and motivational speaker

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Dele Giwa

Nigerian journalist, editor and founder of Newswatch magazine

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Mojisoluwa Akinfenwa

Nigerian politician, Senator of Osun East

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Olubuse II

50th Ooni of Ife

Sunday Fajinmi

Nigerian politician

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Toyin Ojih Odutola

Nigerian visual artist (born 1985)

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Wale Adenuga

television producer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Osun

• Ipetumodu
  8.4 mi away
• Ilesa
  15.8 mi away · pop. 277,904
• Aiyepe
  16 mi away
• Oshogbo
  20.5 mi away · pop. 156,694
• Ifetedo
  22.8 mi away
• Erin-Ijesa
  22.9 mi away
• Okinni
  24.2 mi away
• Erin-osun
  24.4 mi away
• Ilobu
  25.3 mi away
• Ogbagba
  26 mi away
• Ikire
  27.4 mi away
• Iwo
  27.8 mi away

Browse all places in Osun →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ife

Views of the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the visitation panel report into the affairs of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, 2004-2010

Nigeria · 2011

A cry for justice!

Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika · 2000

Providing herbal education at the grass root level

Nigeria) Workshop on Herbal Medicine (2001 October 30-November 1 Ife · 2001

Deeper Shades of Purple

Stacey Floyd-Thomas · 2006

Search results from Open Library.

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Ife, sourced from Wikidata.

• Olojo Festival

  festival

  annual festival in Ile Ife | The Day Of The First Dawn

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Gallery

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