Ifelodun, Kwara
LGA in Kwara State, Nigeria
8°49′12″N 4°58′02″E / 8.8200°N 4.9673°E / 8.8200; 4.9673Ifelodun 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
There are three main religious groups,
- Christianity
- Islam
- Others (Ifa, Sango, Elegun/Masqurade, Opele, etc.)
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Kwara
State capital: Ilorin
- David Bamigboye (1967–1975)
- Ibrahim Taiwo (1975–1976)
- George Agbazika Innih (1976–1978)
- Sunday Ifere (1978–1979)
- Adamu Atta (1979–1983)
- Cornelius Adebayo (1983–1983)
- Salaudeen Latinwo (1984–1985)
- Mohammed Ndatsu Umaru (1985–1987)
- Ahmed Abdullahi (1987–1988)
- Ibrahim Alkali (1988–1989)
- Alwali Kazir (1989–1992)
- Shaaba Lafiaji (1992–1993)
- Mustapha Ismail (1993–1994)
- Baba Adamu Iyam (1994–1996)
- Peter Ogar (1996–1998)
- Rasheed Shekoni (1998–1999)
- Mohammed Lawal (1999–2003)
- Bukola Saraki (2003–2011)
- Abdulfatah Ahmed (2011–2019)
- AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (2019–present)
- Ajasse Ipo
- Amoyo
- Aran-Orin
- Arandun
- Babaloma
- Edidi
- Esiẹ
- Elerinjare
- Ganmo
- Idofian
- Igbaja
- Ijara-Isin
- Ilala
- Isanlu Isin
- Jebba
- Jimba Oja
- Kabba Dongari
- Kaiama
- Oke-Onigbin
- Omupo
- Share
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