Irele

Irele
Òde Ùrèlè
LGA and town
Nickname: 
Ùrèlè Ẹgùn
Motto(s): 
Ubo yìí eghó tií ho, jí éè r'óghò ka.
'The place where money fruits and there are no strangers to pluck it'
Irele
Location of Ikale in Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°29′0″N 4°52′0″E / 6.48333°N 4.86667°E / 6.48333; 4.86667
Country Nigeria
StateOndo State
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Ikale
Ùkálẹ̀
Total population
> 750,000 (2016)
Regions with significant populations
  • Ondo State - 700,000
  • Okitipupa Local Government: 316,100
  • Irele Local Government: 194,600
  • Odigbo Local Government: 269,880
  • Ogun Waterside Local government
Religion
Related ethnic groups
IÌàjẹ, Àpóì, Ìṣẹ̀kírì, Ondó,
Other Yoruba people

Irele is a local government area in Ondo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ode-Irele. It was originally part of the old Ikale LGA, which was split into Irele and Okitipupa LGAs. It has an area of 939.6 square kilometres (363 sq mi) and had a population of 144,136 at the 2006 census.