Ikere-Ekiti, also known as Ikere or Ikerre, is a city in Ekiti State

Ekiti State

Ekiti State is a state in southwest Nigeria, created on October 1, 1996 alongside five other new states by military dictator General Sani Abacha...

 of Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

.In Ikere Local Government. It is an agricultural

Agriculture

Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...

 centre. According to the 1991 census, the population was 59,257

but more current estimates put it at more than 100,000.
Ikere is a town endowed with magnificent hills, including Orole and Olosunta. The town is located between Ado-Ekiti (the capital of Ekiti State) and Akure

Akure

Akure is a city in the southwestern region of Nigeria, and is the largest city and capital of Ondo State. The city has a population of approximately 387,087...

(the capital of Ondo State).The gateway to Ekiti Land.

The traditional head and ruler of Ikere goes by the title of Ogoga of Ikere-Ekiti, and the current holder is Oba Adegboye Akaiyejo.

Ikere is home to the College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti.