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Explore Sawo in Nigeria

Sawo in the region of Ekiti is a town in Nigeria - some 175 mi or ( 282 km ) South-West of Abuja , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Sawo is now 08:08 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Lagos " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Malabo, Osogbo, Lokoja, Ilu-Omoba, and Ilorin. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Malabo . Where to go and what to see in Sawo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Emure

Emure is a town in the Ekiti State of Nigeria. It is also called Emure Ekiti. It became much better known after the king of Emure's grandson Adewale Ogunleye made it into the NFL for the Chicago Bears. Emure Ekiti is one of the more prosperous towns in Ekiti. Emure consists of four major streets named Oke Emure, Odo Emure, Idamududu and Ogbontioro. Emure Ekiti has two major secondary schools: Ijaloke Grammar school, Orija High School and Ise Emure Grammar school.

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Located at 7.45 5.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Local Government Areas in Ekiti State, Populated places in Ekiti State

Ise Ekiti

Ise Ekiti (Yoruba: Ìṣẹ̀-Èkìtì, also Ise) is a city in Ekiti State, Nigeria, It is the traditional home of Akinluaduse, also known as Akinluse by the inhabitants of the city. Akinluse was a great warrior in the ancient Oyo empire. Ise - Ekiti is the headquarter of the Ise/Orun Local Government Area, along with Orun. Its geographic coordinates are {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:7|27|36|N|5|25|12|E|region:NG_type:city(204022) |primary |name= }}.

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Located at 7.46 5.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Populated places in Ekiti State

University of Ado Ekiti

Ekiti State University of Ado Ekiti (EKSU) was established as Obafemi Awolowo University, Ado-Ekiti on March 30, 1982 by the administration of late Chief Michael Adekunle Ajasin, the first civilian governor of Ondo State. The university is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. It is located about 12 minutes drive from the centre of the city of Ado-Ekiti in Western Nigeria.

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Located at 7.72 5.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 33 km away
Tags: 1982 establishments in Nigeria, Educational institutions established in 1982, Ekiti State, Universities and colleges in Nigeria

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