Ikale or old Ikale local government is

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tribes in Ondo state Nigeria.It originally included what is now irele Local government. Which was split into Irele and Okitipupa local government. Irele is a

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Ondo State Ondo State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Oǹdó) is a state in southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. It borders Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast, Edo State to the east, Delta State to t ...

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. Its headquarters are in the town of

Ode-Irele Ode-Irele (Irele) is a town in Ondo State of Nigeria, West Africa. It is the administrative headquarters for the Irele Local Government Area. Ode-Irele is located by road west of the town of Okitipupa Okitipupa is a Local Government Area in ...

. It has an area of and had a population of 145,166 at the 2006

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. *

The rulers of Ikale kingdom ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

* Abodi of Ikale land Paramount Rulers of Ikale land * Olofun Of Irele * Odogbo Of Omi * Larogbo Of Akotogbo *

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* Laragunshin Of Iyansan * Lighogho Of Iju-osun The

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of the area is 352.

Notes and references

Local Government Areas in Ondo State {{OndoNG-geo-stub