You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Nigeria
  4. »
  5. Oyo
  6. » Ikereku
Nigeria Flag Icon

Ikereku Destination Guide

Discover Ikereku in Nigeria

Ikereku in the region of Oyo is a town located in Nigeria - some 260 mi or ( 418 km ) South-West of Abuja , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Ikereku

Local time in Ikereku is now 03:01 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Lagos " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Osogbo, Oretu, Oniyangi, Omodun, and Oluwole. When in this area, you might want to check out Osogbo . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ikereku ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

Oba Hills Forest Reserve

Oba Hills Forest Reserve is a reserve in Osun State, Nigeria that covers about 52 km of hilly terrain with deep gorges. A 2003 report by the UICN said about 12% of the reserve had been planted with teak. Some chimpanzee sightings had been reported, and in 1999 a dead chimp was offered for sale in a local market. A 2009 report said that almost all of the reserve had been converted to plantations and farms, with only two gullies remaining forest-covered.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 7.75 4.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Forest Reserves of Nigeria

University of Ibadan

The University of Ibadan is the oldest Nigerian university, and is located five miles (8 kilometres) from the centre of the major city of Ibadan in Western Nigeria. It has over 12,000 students. Besides the College of Medicine, there are now ten other faculties: Arts, Science, Agriculture and Forestry, Social Sciences, Education, Veterinary Medicine, Technology, Law, Public Health and Dentistry.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 7.44 3.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Association of Commonwealth Universities, Educational institutions established in 1948, Forestry education, Ibadan, Universities and colleges in Nigeria, University of Ibadan

Iwo, Nigeria

Iwo is a city in Osun State, Nigeria that is the seat of the Iwo Kingdom, a traditional state. The Iwo people, like all other people of Yoruba stock are said to have belonged to Ile-Ife from where they migrated sometimes in the 14th century. The earliest settlement initiated by Adekola Telu a prince from Ife. Adekola Telu was the son of the 16th Ooni of Ife a female called Luwo Gbagida.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 7.63 4.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Local Government Areas in Osun State, Populated places in Osun State