Map of Ikare, Nigeria

Ikare is a city in Ondo State, Nigeria, with a population of about 465,000. It lies at 7.5259°N, 5.7534°E. Ikare is about 256 km (159 mi) southwest of Abuja, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ode, 30 km to the north.

Ikare at a glance

Where is Ikare?

• The 31st largest city in Nigeria by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Ondo State on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 41 min on the shortest day to 12 h 34 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ikare

• Ode — 30 km north
• Emure-Ekiti — 34 km west
• Ise-Ekiti — 37 km west
• Owo — 41 km southwest
• Kabba — 49 km northeast
• Ogaminana — 52 km east
• Okene — 53 km east
• Ikere-Ekiti — 58 km west
• Ado-Ekiti — 60 km west
• Akure — 69 km southwest

Largest cities in Ondo State

• Akure — 730,000
• Ondo — 375,000
• Owo — 276,574
• Idanre — 86,468
• Ode — 75,463

Largest cities in Nigeria

• Lagos — 15,388,000
• Kano — 4,910,000
• Ibadan — 3,649,000
• Abuja — 2,690,000
• Port Harcourt — 2,120,000
• Kaduna — 1,850,000
• Benin City — 1,782,000
• Onitsha — 1,553,000
• Aba — 1,160,000
• Maiduguri — 1,110,000

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.