| Ifelodun | |||||||
| Official Name: | Ifelodun local government area | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria | ||||||
| Pushpin Label Position: | right | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Kwara State | ||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Seat | ||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Share | ||||||
| Leader Title: | under the CHAIRMAN CHIEF S.B AKANDE | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Imperial | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2006 | ||||||
| Timezone: | WATGMT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
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| Area Code: | 004 | ||||||
Ifelodun is a local government area in Kwara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Share.[1]
The people of Ifelodun are Yorubas and mostly of Igbomina origin with roots in Ife, Oyo and Ketu. Much of the Ifelodun domain was overtaken by the Afonja/Alimi era and annexed to the present Ilorin enclave.
It has an area of 3,435 km and a population of 206,042 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 241.[2] It includes at least 80 villages and towns.
There are three main religious groups,