Okitipupa

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Okitipupa Òde ìdèpé
LGA and Town
Nickname:  'Opa'
Okitipupa Location of Ikale in Nigeria Show map of Nigeria Okitipupa Okitipupa (Africa) Show map of Africa
Coordinates: 6°33′N 4°43′E / 6.550°N 4.717°E / 6.550; 4.717
Country	Nigeria
State	Ondo State
Senatorial District	Ondo South
Federal Constituency	Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency
Government
• Type	Local Government Council and Headquarters
• Chairperson	Igbekele Joseph Akinrinwa ((APC))
• Senators	Jimoh Ibrahim (APC)
• Representatives	Jimi Odimayo (APC)
Area
• Total	803 km2 (310 sq mi)
Population  (2016 estimate)
• Total	316,100
• Estimate  (2016)	316,100
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
• Urban density	3,936/km2 (10,190/sq mi)
Demonym	Ara Ikale
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
National language	Yorùbá

Okitipupa is in Nigeria and part of the Ikale-speaking nation in Ondo State. Okitipupa Government headquarter is located in Okitipupa Major town with a university, Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH) which commenced academic sessions in 2010–11.

Ìkálè or Old Ìkálè is part of the Yoruba tribe of Ondo state in Nigeria which was originally Ikaleland and combination of the present Okitipupa Local Government and Irele Local Government before the two local governments were split into two namely: Ìrèlè local government and Okitipupa local government.