Map of Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Ile-Ife is a city in Osun State, Nigeria, with a population of about 560,000. It lies at 7.4824°N, 4.5603°E. Ile-Ife is about 367 km (228 mi) southwest of Abuja, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Gbongan, 23 km to the west.

Ile-Ife at a glance

Where is Ile-Ife?

• The 25th largest city in Nigeria by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Osun 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 33 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ile-Ife

• Gbongan — 23 km west
• Ilesa — 26 km northeast
• Ede — 31 km northwest
• Osogbo — 32 km north
• Modakeke — 35 km west
• Ijebu-Jesa — 36 km northeast
• Ilobu — 40 km north
• Olupona — 43 km west
• Ikire — 43 km west
• Apomu — 44 km west

Largest cities in Osun State

• Osogbo — 645,000
• Ilesa — 325,000
• Iwo — 250,443
• Ikire — 222,160
• Ila Orangun — 179,192
• Inisa — 164,161
• Ede — 159,866
• Gbongan — 139,485
• Ejigbo — 138,357
• Ikirun — 134,240

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.