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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.

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Place details

Locality
Effon Alaiye
Region
Ekiti
Country
Nigeria
Population
279,319
Timezone
Africa/Lagos

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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
Efon local government
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2006 census
Settlement.population_density_km2
232
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title
Religions

via Wikipedia infobox

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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Commons category
Ẹfọ̀n-Alààyè
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Effon-Alaiye” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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