Effon-Alaiye
Sign in to savethumb|Mountain and palm tree Efon-Alaaye is a town in the Ekiti State of southwestern Nigeria, inhabited by the Yoruba people. The population in 1983 was over 100,000. It belongs to Efon Local Government, one of the largest local governments in Ekiti State.
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Place details
- Locality
- Effon Alaiye
- Region
- Ekiti
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 279,319
- Timezone
- Africa/Lagos
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Efon-Alaaye
- Settlement.other_name
- Efon
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Welcome to Efon-ayodmi signboard, Ekiti state.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Nigeria
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Nigeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Nigeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Ekiti State
- Settlement.government_type
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Nigeria
- Located in
- Ekiti State
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Image
- Mountain and palm-tree.jpg
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- P12749
- Gilles de Corbeil
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Article
4 sectionsContents
- Demographics
- History
- External links
- References
thumb|Mountain and palm tree Efon-Alaaye is a town in the Ekiti State of southwestern Nigeria, inhabited by the Yoruba people. The population in 1983 was over 100,000. It belongs to Efon Local Government, one of the largest local governments in Ekiti State.
==Demographics== Efon Alaaye people are predominantly farmers, they grow cash crops like kolanuts, cocoa, and palm trees; they are also known to be a major producers of yam, rice, cassava, maize, and many fruits.