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Ijebu Ode
Ogun State, Nigeria · Africa
About Ijebu Ode
Ijebu Ode sits on the route: 25 minutes from Atan.
Ijebu Ode is in Ogun State, Nigeria, with about 360,000 people. The nearest town is Atan, about 13 km away.
Ijebu-Ode () is a city and Local government area in Ogun State, South West Nigeria, close to the A121 highway. The city is located 110 km by road northeast of Lagos; it is within 100 km (62 mi) of the Atlantic Ocean in the eastern part of Ogun State and possesses a warm tropical climate.
According to the Britannica,Read more
by the 16th century, it was established as the chief town, and since pre-colonial times it has been the capital of the Ijebu kingdom. There are around 2,119,221 Ijebus around south-west Nigeria, in Lagos and Ogun states. It has an estimated population of 394,246(2024). It is home to Sungbo's Eredo one of the largest ramparts in West Africa.
As with most Ijebus, people from Ijebu Ode have a nationwide reputation of being natural entrepreneurs, The primary cultural food is "Ikokore".
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Ijebu Ode is in Ogun State, Nigeria, about 13 km from Atan.
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- Population
- 360,000
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Nigeria
- Region
- Ogun State
- Timezone
- Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates
- 6.8194, 3.9173
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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