# Irele LGA, Ondo State – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/ondo/irele/ Local government area · Ondo State # Irele Irele is a local government area (LGA) of Nigeria in Ondo State. It covers **891.4 km²**. Its main town is Ode-Irele. 74 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 891km² - 1mapped service - 28 mtypical elevation ## Where is Irele? Irele lies in [Ondo State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/ondo/), [Nigeria](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/). It borders 4 other local government areas: [Ese-Odo](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/ondo/ese-odo/), [Odigbo](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/ondo/odigbo/), [Okitipupa](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/ondo/okitipupa/) and [Ovia South West](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/edo/ovia-south-west/). By area it is the 326th largest of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. It covers 5.9% of [Ondo State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/ondo/). The centre of Irele is about 399 km in a straight line from Abuja, the capital. It is about 89 km from Akure, the main town of Ondo State. The centre point is at 6.4785° N, 4.9834° E. Source: [Office for the Surveyor General of the Federation of Nigeria (OSGOF), Ehealth, United Nations Cartographic Section (UNCS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-nga). ## Know before you go: Irele - Time zoneUTC+1, no daylight saving · Africa/Lagos - CurrencyNaira (NGN) - Country calling code+234 - LanguagesEnglish, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulah - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format6 digits (######) ### Nearest airports - Benin Airport (BNI) · Benin70 km - Akure Airport (AKR) · Akure92 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:25) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:42, sunset around 18:27). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Irele Open gazetteers list **74 villages, towns and localities** in Irele. Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 82 m above sea level (median 28 m). - Aduge - Ago Akuruaje - Ago Bamuyegun - Ago George - Ago Isaiah - Ago Lawrence - Ago Manuge - Ago Ogba - Ago Oloja - Ago Olojoye - Ago Oyinbo - Ago-Ajayi - Ago-Akinduro - Ago-Akingboye - Ago-Akinlose - Ago-Akinmusire - Ago-Akinwande - Ago-Apeja - Ago-Apereketa - Ago-Ayadi - Ago-Bale - Ago-Calabar - Ago-Ikale - Ago-Isobo - Ago-Jabo - Ago-Obadiah - Ago-Obateru - Ago-Oboloko - Ago-Ojo - Ago-Olatubara - Ago-Olowofoyeku - Ago-Oloyi - Ago-Osogbon - Ago-Ruwase - Ahere - Aiyede - Ajagba - Akingboju - Akotogbo - Araromi - Araromi Ayeka - Arowojolu-Odo - Arowojolu-Oke - Dani - Ebute Irele - Edunbiye - Egure - Gbadamosi - Gbelebu - Gbogbolowo - Idi Itala - Idoso - Igbeko-Ote - Igbini-Ogele - Igboko Ote - Igborowo - Ijuosun - Inakpome - Irele - Iyansan - Ladan Camp - Laworo - Legbogbo - Ode-Irele - Ogutabo - Okwa Junction - Olowolomo - Omi - Omokuro - Potogri - Salawa - Ubarogbo - Yakid - Yopeara Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Irele Named natural and historic features inside Irele, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - River Meme - River Salawa ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Irele Forest Reserve Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Irele and the best time to visit In Irele, the warmest month is Mar (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Aug (24 °C). About 1,811 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (306 mm) and the driest Jan (21 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 21 Feb 26 34 Mar 27 79 Apr 27 140 May 26 186 Jun 25 258 Jul 25 257 Aug 24 206 Sep 25 306 Oct 25 220 Nov 26 81 Dec 25 22 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Irele Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank Evi Bank · Odigbo 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75573&mlon=4.87525#map=17/6.75573/4.87525) Petrol pump Glofes · Odigbo 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75877&mlon=4.96096#map=17/6.75877/4.96096) Hotel MorJoke Hotel · Ese-Odo 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.36544&mlon=4.87546#map=17/6.36544/4.87546) School Recorn School · Irele 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51727&mlon=5.14160#map=17/6.51727/5.14160) College Emmanuel Royal College · Okitipupa 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.49308&mlon=4.76914#map=17/6.49308/4.76914) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Irele Places mapped inside Irele in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other local government areas in Ondo State - Akoko North East - Akoko North West - Akoko South East - Akoko South West - Akure North - Akure South - Ese-Odo - Idanre - Ifedore - Ilaje - Ile-Oluji-Okeigbo - Odigbo - Okitipupa - Ondo East - Ondo West - Ose - Owo ## Quick answers - Where is Irele?In Ondo State, Nigeria - What borders Irele?Ese-Odo, Odigbo, Okitipupa and Ovia South West - What time zone is Irele in?UTC+1 - What currency is used in Irele?Naira (NGN) - What language is spoken in Irele?English, Hausa, Yoruba (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Irele?74 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Irele?Settlements lie between 3 m and 82 m - What is the best time to visit Irele?November to March - Where is the nearest bank to Irele?Evi Bank, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Irele?Glofes, about 31 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Irele?NG029012 (OCHA common operational dataset)