Ile Ife

Ile Ife is an ancient Yoruba city with a population of about 510,000 (2006) in Osun State in South West Nigeria. It's about 218 km northeast of Lagos. Wikivoyage

Population 501,952 (Wikidata)

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• 112AnyAll emergencies
• 199AmbulanceAmbulance
• 199PolicePolice
• 199FireFire

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