Irele Towns And Villages

Irele is a Local Government Area in Ondo State, Nigeria, about 10 kilometres west of Okitipupa. Its headquarters is Ode-Irele. The area sits within the Ilaje-Ikale belt near the Atlantic coast fringe.

The 2006 census counted 144,136 residents. Projections put the 2022 figure near 221,400. Irele holds ten wards: Ajagba I, Ajagba II, Akotogbo I, Akotogbo II, Iyansan/Omi, Irele I, Irele II, Irele III, Irele IV and Irele V.

The Ilaje-speaking Yoruba communities farm and fish across the area, with camps and farm settlements (“Ago”, “Odo”) scattered around the ward towns of Ajagba, Akotogbo and Omi.

The list below was checked name by name against 2015 INEC ward and polling-unit records, and the GeoNames and GRID3 settlement gazetteers:

  1. Abusoro
  2. Aduga
  3. Ajagba
  4. Ajegunle
  5. Ajijoh
  6. Akingboye
  7. Akinboyewa Camp
  8. Akotogbo
  9. Araromi
  10. Ayadi
  11. Barogbo
  12. Ebute Obun
  13. Gbeleju Ewuoke
  14. Gbogi
  15. Ijuosun
  16. Irelejare
  17. Iyansan
  18. Iyara
  19. Kenumu
  20. Kidimu
  21. Labale
  22. Legbogbo
  23. Lerunrun
  24. Likanran
  25. Lipanu
  26. Lisa Camp
  27. Logbosere
  28. Lokaka
  29. Lota Camp
  30. Lutako
  31. Naino
  32. Obondogbo
  33. Ode-Irele
  34. Ode Omi
  35. Ojomo Camp
  36. Okwa Junction
  37. Omi
  38. Omifunfun
  39. Onitorotoro
  40. Oradle Oyo
  41. Otuloya
  42. Reuben
  43. Ruwahe
  44. Salawa
  45. Seja
  46. Yopiara